We describe the stable conformation of the tricyclic sesquiterpenoid, longifolene, by experimental NMR data and molecular mechanics calculations of the coupling constants. The flexible seven-membered ring of longifolene adopts a twist-chair conformation. Analysis of the coupling constants, particularly of the methylene protons in the cycloheptane ring moiety, agrees with this low-energy conformation. Low-temperature NMR experiments and nuclear Overhauser effect measurements indicate that there is a single exchange-averaged NMR spectrum that has the highest population of the most stable conformer.