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71 mi 115 km of trail — 3 Featured Runs

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Laurel Falls

Featured Runs in Elkmont - 3

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Looking south from the AT, you can see Fontana Lake in the distance.

#1

24.5 mi 39.4 km

Jakes Creek AT Loop

Hike the popular 2.3 mile roundtrip trail to reach the 80 foot Laurel Falls in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The falls is broken up in an upper and lower section with a narrow bridge cutting across. This photo is shot at the bottom of the lower section of the falls.

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Laurel Falls to Cove Mou…

An old abandoned cottage at the beginning of the Little River Trail in Elkmont. You can find a community of vacation homes from the 1920s in Elkmont before the the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was established in 1934.

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Cucumber Gap Loop

Trails in Elkmont - 16

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6.4 mi 10.3 km #1 Little River Trail Gatlinburg, TN	6.4 mi 10.3 km	Gatlinburg, TN	Unknown Update	6
4.1 mi 6.6 km #2 Laurel Falls Trail Gatlinburg, TN	4.1 mi 6.6 km	Gatlinburg, TN	Unknown Update	11
2.4 mi 3.8 km #3 Cucumber Gap Trail Gatlinburg, TN	2.4 mi 3.8 km	Gatlinburg, TN	Unknown Update	3
4.2 mi 6.8 km #4 Huskey Gap Trail Gatlinburg, TN	4.2 mi 6.8 km	Gatlinburg, TN	Unknown Update	3
3.7 mi 6.0 km #5 Jakes Creek Trail Gatlinburg, TN	3.7 mi 6.0 km	Gatlinburg, TN	Unknown Update	4
7.6 mi 12.3 km #6 Goshen Prong Trail Gatlinburg, TN	7.6 mi 12.3 km	Gatlinburg, TN	Unknown Update	4
7.6 mi 12.2 km #7 Roundtop Trail Gatlinburg, TN	7.6 mi 12.2 km	Gatlinburg, TN	Unknown Update	2
0.7 mi 1.1 km #8 Elkmont Nature Trail Gatlinburg, TN	0.7 mi 1.1 km	Gatlinburg, TN	Unknown Update	2
6.1 mi 9.8 km #9 Meigs Mountain Trail Gatlinburg, TN	6.1 mi 9.8 km	Gatlinburg, TN	Unknown Update	2
4.4 mi 7.1 km #10 Little Greenbrier Trail Gatlinburg, TN	4.4 mi 7.1 km	Gatlinburg, TN	Unknown Update	3
3.5 mi 5.7 km #11 Meigs Creek Trail Gatlinburg, TN	3.5 mi 5.7 km	Gatlinburg, TN	Unknown Update	3
12.1 mi 19.5 km #12 Sugarland Mountain Trail Gatlinburg, TN	12.1 mi 19.5 km	Gatlinburg, TN	Unknown Update	2
2.8 mi 4.5 km #13 Rough Creek Trail Gatlinburg, TN	2.8 mi 4.5 km	Gatlinburg, TN	Unknown Update	1
1.5 mi 2.4 km #14 Little Brier Gap Trail Gatlinburg, TN	1.5 mi 2.4 km	Gatlinburg, TN	Unknown Update	3
0.7 mi 1.1 km #15 Metcalf Bottoms Trail Gatlinburg, TN	0.7 mi 1.1 km	Gatlinburg, TN	Unknown Update	3
3.4 mi 5.5 km #16 Curry Mountain Trail Gatlinburg, TN	3.4 mi 5.5 km	Gatlinburg, TN	Unknown Update	2

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Hike the popular 2.3 mile roundtrip trail to reach the 80 foot Laurel Falls in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The falls is broken up in an upper and lower section with a narrow bridge cutting across. This photo is shot at the bottom of the lower section of the falls.

#1

Hike the popular 2.3 mile roundtrip trail to re…

An old abandoned cottage at the beginning of the Little River Trail in Elkmont. You can find a community of vacation homes from the 1920s in Elkmont before the the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was established in 1934.

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An old abandoned cottage at the beginning of th…

Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Laurel Falls

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Laurel Falls

Vista on Laurel Falls Trail. Overlooking The Smoky Mountains.

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Vista on Laurel Falls Trail. Overlooking The Sm…

Laurel Falls by Smoky Moments Photography. Please don't attempt to climb on and around the falls. Several people have been seriously hurt falling on the slippery surfaces.

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Laurel Falls by Smoky Moments Photography. Plea…

Old cottages.

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Jakes Creek Trail - gravel road. Flowering trees during the springtime.

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Jakes Creek Trail - gravel road. Flowering tre…

Path is well-worn and has a bit of root/rock exposure. Wildflowers border the trail during springtime.

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Path is well-worn and has a bit of root/rock ex…

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