Hiking the Great Smokey Mountains can be the experience of a lifetime. There are many trails to hike, but the most famous is the Appalacian Trail, which starts in Mt. Katahdin, Maine to Springer, Georgia. About 200 people every year hike the full length through 14 states in the Eastern United States for 2,015 miles. The trail marks the border between Tennessee and North Carolina for 26 miles. Before you start to plan a hike to the Great Smokey Mountain National Park, get a map of the trails. They range from easy to difficult, so plan according to your experience and the persons in your party.
The trek to Cades Cove and Abrams Falls is a 5 mile round trip and usually takes three hours; it is one of the most visited sites in the park. There are many trails that include Alum Cove Bluff Trail, Boogerman Trail Loop, a 7.4 mile hike through old growth forest, and Ramsay Cascades Trail and Falls. You might want to trek to Shuckstack Fire Tower just 1/10 mile off the trail.
Chimney Tops reach 1,300 feet from the trail head to the pinnacles. It is very busy in the hiking season and can be icy in the off season since it is 4,840 feet above sea level. The Old Settlers Trail crosses many creeks including Bird, Little Bird, Copeland, Snakefeeder Branch, Soak Ash at 1,400 feet, Evans at 1,424 feet, Timothy, Ramsey, Redwine, Noisy, Texas, and Web Creeks. The scenery is second to none on the trails in the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. The Rhodadendrons are beautiful in the summer. The trees are in full leaves and blooms, and the azaleas are fantastic in the southern most part of the park in North Carolina and Georgia.
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