The Unicoi Mountain Horse Trail, which is a Monroe County Tennessee Hiking Trail, is an easy drive from Andrews or Murphy, North Carolina in Cherokee County.

Unicoi Mountain Horse Trail

Monroe County, Tennessee

Pets must be restrained or on a leash at all times while in developed recreation areas.

Cherokee National Forest

Length: 9.9  miles
Rating: Easy/Moderate

This Trail is open to hikers as well as horses.

This loop horse trail begins at the Joe Brown Highway in Monroe County on FSR #40. The trail has several access points to provide shorter or longer riding opportunities and offers many overlooks and vista sites on the Tennessee-North Carolina border. A spur trail to the former Doc Rogers home site is also available.

Directions from Tellico Plains Tennessee:

Take Highway 68 (south) and go 10.1 miles to the Coker Creek Post Office. Turn left onto Joe Brown Highway (there is a horse trail sign here). Proceed 0.3 miles and park at the fields on the left. From this parking area proceed two miles to a second parking area (only one vehicle pull off available here) to the trailhead.