Kephart Prong Trail
2.0 miles in length Starting Points – 8.8 miles from Newfound Gap – headed toward North Carolina Points of Interest – CCC Camp, Fish Hatchery, Railroad Remains, Kephart Shelter Difficulty – 1-2 This is a great trail, especially if you are looking for something a little out of the ordinary but still short enough to […]
Rainbow Falls Trail
Summary: The Rainbow Falls Trail is fairly challenging if completed all the way to Mt LeConte. Allow an hour and a half to Rainbow Falls and four hours to Mt LeConte. Hikers will gain nearly 4,000 feet in elevation by the time they get to Mt. LeConte. Point of Departure: Cherokee Orchard Road – Turn at light […]
Bull Head Trail
For all you locals, the Bull Head Trail is probably one you’ve heard of before, and if you’ve been to Mount LeConte might have even hiked as you made your way back to civilization. In all, it’s a 5.9 downhill hike. We’re starting you off at the summit of Mount LeConte and traveling downward toward […]
Alum Cave Bluffs Trail
The Alum Cave Bluffs Trail is one of the most traversed in the national park and for good reason. It’s by far the most popular route to Mount LeConte as you gain 2600 feet on the way to 6400 feet. To reach the trailhead via the Sugarlands Visitor Center in Gatlinburg, drive 8.6 miles along Newfound […]
Baskins Creek Trail
Surely if you’re an avid hiker you’ve looked for those trails that everyone seems to skip over and has overgrown just enough to feel like you’re really in a remote wilderness. Trails like those still exist, a few in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Baskins Creek Trail falls under that classification if only […]
Kanati Fork Trail
The Kanati Fork Trail isn’t just a Smoky Mountain trail with a funny name. It’s a challenging uphill hike that with test even the most experienced of hikers and one where you can get some incredible shots of spring wildflowers. In all, it’s a 2.9 mile hike from its trailhead on Newfound Gap Road to […]
Little Bottoms Trail
All you Smokies hikers out there looking for great little creek as well as backcountry campsite to camp out at need to look no further than the Little Bottoms Trail, a 2.3 miler on the Tennessee side of the park. To get there, prepare to hike 1.3 miles by way of the Cooper Road Trail from the […]
Little Brier Gap Trail
As far as historical trails go in the Great Smoky Mountains, you’d be hard pressed to find a trail that packs as much history into as small a distance as the Little Brier Gap Trail. It’s only a 1.4 mile trail, but during that time you’ll pass the Little Greenbrier School, as well as the […]
Indian Creek Trail
The Indian Creek Trail in the Smokies simply has it all – waterfalls, wildflowers, old Smoky Mountain home sites, a majestic stream valley, and all on a trail that only 3.6 miles through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. To reach the Indian Creek Trail, you’ll need to make your way over to Bryson City, […]
Ramsay Cascades
The rewards are great on this 8-mile round-trip hike in the Greenbrier section of the Park. The diligent hiker not only gets to enjoy the Ramsay Cascade falls–arguably the best waterfall in the Smokies– but also can view stands of old-growth trees which never suffered from the logger’s saw or the settler’s ax. Summary: You […]