Charlie's Bunion
The first 2 miles is a steady climb, you will come to the Sweat Heifer Creek Trail, take a quick 25-yard walk for a great view. Go back to the A.T. and proceed for about 1 mile to the intersection of "The Boulevard" trail... localhikes.com
Laurel Falls Trail
Laurel Falls is probably the most popular trail to walk or hike within the Great Smoky Mountains. It is 2.6 miles round trip, has a paved path and inclines at a slow, steady rate. Even if you are not in the best of sha... igougo.com
Rainbow Falls Trail
General Description Rainbow Falls, at 80 feet, is the highest single plunge water takes in the park. It is a 5.5 mile roundtrip hike. It is rated between moderate and strenuous. This trail makes a good challenge and reveal... wildernet.com
Ramsay Cascades
Ramsay Cascades, arguably the best waterfall in the Smokies, can be seen everywhere. Each calendar from Smokies has them. Many drinking machines around Gatlinburg display them. So why should you be bothered to hike 8 mil... igougo.com
Chimney Tops Trail
You can see the twin peaks as you wind along Newfound Gap Road but you can't appreciate them as much until you reach the top and see them again on the drive home. Your trek starts mildly as you cross a few bridges over so... localhikes.com
Clingmans Dome
- At 6,643 feet, Clingmans Dome is the highest point in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the highest point in Tennessee, and the second highest point east of the Mississippi. Only North Carolina's Mt. Mitchell, 6... wildernet.com
Grotto Falls Trail
General Description Grotto Falls is an easy trail off the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail. It is 2.4 miles roundtrip though a hemlock dominated forest. Grotto Falls is distinctive as the only waterfall in the park one can wal... igougo.com
Mt Leconte/the Boulevard Trail
Your hike will begin on the AT just right of the Rockefeller Memorial at Newfound Gap.At 1.7 mi you will intersect with Sweat Heifer Creek Trail, spur off here 20 yds for good views, go back to AT and continue until 2.7 m... localhikes.com
Baskins Creek
Your hike will begin on the Baskins Creek Trail, a solitude option to hiking without the crowds of other trails in the area. At 1.4 mi into the hike you will see a side trail to Baskins Creek Falls, it is a steep descent ... localhikes.com
Brushy Mountain Trail
The Brushy Mtn Trail provides a look at old home sites as well as a nice challenge with over a 3000' elevation gain. This trail is not steep but is doesn't give many breaks as it is a steady up hill climb to the peak of B... localhikes.com
Rafting In The Smokies
I just returned from my second rafting trip with this company, and I am very pleased again. The first time was with my husband and children. The youngest was 9. We rafted the Big Pigeon River, which has class 3 and cl... igougo.com
At Clingmans Dome/spence Field
Tourist and locals flock to Clingmans Dome every year to see the views from one of the highest peaks east of the Mississippi River. But instead of driving up the road then using the paved walkway we used the Appalachian T... localhikes.com
Mount Sterling Via Mount Sterling Gap, Waynesville, North...
At 5,842 feet, the top of Mount Sterling is adorned with one of only two original fire towers that hikers can climb to capture panoramas above the treetops. And the views from the spruce-fir high country of Sterling are limit... trails.com
Little Cataloochee Church, Waynesville, North Carolina
The hike to Little Cataloochee Church is an historic trip to a mountain valley setting left over from the last century. Starting on Pretty Hollow Gap Trail, you'll hike past old fields and evidence of settlement before turnin... trails.com
Fork Ridge Trail, Bryson Place, North Carolina
Fork Ridge is the perfect antidote to the frenzy at Clingmans Dome. Though its trailhead is only a couple miles down the road from Clingmans, it?s a million miles away in terms of an outdoor experience. The trail wastes littl... trails.com
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The Great Smoky MountainsThese mountains are a part of the Appalachian Mountains in the USA and they are along the Tennessee-North Carolina border in the southeastern United States. The mountains are part of the Great S... igougo.com
Fighting Creek Nature Trail
This is a self-guided nature trail located just behind the Sugarlands Visitor Center. This is a great hike for families with small children, people on a tight schedule or people not able to take more strenuous hikes. The ... localhikes.com
Sugarland Mtn Trail/campsite 21
Your hike begins at Fighting Creek Gap on the Sugarland Mtn Trail. You will swiftly gain elevation for about 1 mi before the trail levels off and then rolls along the ridge and into revines.2mi into the hike there are sev... localhikes.com