1 / 21

Discover Smokies Hiking Trails: Adventure Awaits in the Great Outdoors

Explore over 850 miles of diverse hiking trails in the Smokies Park. From historic routes to scenic waterfalls, there's a trail for everyone to enjoy. Plan your hike with trail maps, stay at campsites, and learn about trail highlights and cautions. Discover the beauty of the Smokies today!

sharpt
Download Presentation

Discover Smokies Hiking Trails: Adventure Awaits in the Great Outdoors

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Smokies D • Hiking Trails

  2. Hiking Trails • 850 miles-some old roads, some Indian trails, etc, some built by CCC. • Some trails are foot travel only & some both horse/foot.

  3. Trails • Trail Maps cost $1.00 (Honor system at Park) • Trail distances are measured between junctions.

  4. Campsites # 1-98 • Those in bold or pink require a reservation(865-436-1231) • H means horse. • Campsite elevation is listed on the back. • Permits are required. Free !

  5. Areas • Cades Cove • Elkmont/Tremont • Greenbrier/Cosby • Cataloochee/Big Creek • Oconaluftee • Deep Creek

  6. Areas • Noland Creek • Forney Creek • Hazel Creek • Twentymile • Fontana Lake

  7. Shelters • 16 shelters are mostly located on the 70+ miles of Appalachian Trail in the park and are mainly intended for thru hikers.

  8. Clockwise: Cosby, Mollies Ridge, Pecks Corner, Mt. Collins-whiteblaze.net

  9. Trail Highlights • Waterfalls-ex. Ramsay Cascades • Virgin Forests-Baxter Creek • Historic-Little Cataloochee • Views-Mt. Cammerer • Wildlife-Cades Cove

  10. Mt. Cammerer Fire Tower

  11. Types of Hikes • Day Hikes, Loops, In/Out, Drop Offs, Thru, Overnight • Further info (book)-Hiking Trails of The Smokies

  12. Planning/Considerations • Traffic, Trail distance, points of interest, elevation, danger, availability of campsite, water supply, time of year

  13. Cautions • Hypothermia, Lost, Bears, Injury, Falls, Stream Hazards and crossings, road closure, winter, drinking water

  14. Road access • I-40, US 441, US 129, US 321, US 416, US 19, US 32

  15. Rules • Minimal Impact-Camp only in sites, Max. party size 8, Fires within area and ground wood, Food Storage (bears), Toilet, trash, No collection of defacing, Pollution of streams, firearms, feeding/harassing wildlife.

  16. Mt. Leconte trails • Alum Cave Bluff, Rainbow Falls, Boulevard, Trillium Gap, Bullhead, Brushy Mountain. There is a shelter and a lodge on top.

More Related