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Favorite Stream in the Smoky Mtns.
Difficult Difficult

Alum Cave - Cliff Top Out and Back

10.7 mi 17.3 km 2,773' Up 845.09 m Up 2,773' Down 845.09 m Down

Gatlinburg, TN
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Favorite Mount LeConte after a winter storm on the AT. Clouds hug the ridges and hoarfrost covers the trees.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Charlies Bunion Out and Back

8.0 mi 12.8 km 1,632' Up 497.37 m Up 1,632' Down 497.29 m Down

Gatlinburg, TN
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Favorite View from the trail
Difficult Difficult

Chimney Tops Trail

4.2 mi 6.7 km 1,420' Up 432.7 m Up 1,420' Down 432.77 m Down

Gatlinburg, TN
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Favorite Abrams Falls.
Intermediate Intermediate

Abrams Falls Out and Back

5.1 mi 8.2 km 550' Up 167.56 m Up 550' Down 167.56 m Down

Maryville, TN
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Favorite Rainbow Falls
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Rainbow Falls

5.4 mi 8.7 km 1,607' Up 489.94 m Up 1,607' Down 489.89 m Down

Gatlinburg, TN
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Favorite Grotto Falls
Intermediate Intermediate

Grotto Falls

2.6 mi 4.2 km 515' Up 157.07 m Up 516' Down 157.18 m Down

Gatlinburg, TN
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Favorite Seen on the way to Ramsey Cascades in late October © Ryan Jones
Difficult Difficult

Ramsey Cascades Trail

8.0 mi 12.8 km 2,209' Up 673.28 m Up 2,208' Down 673.1 m Down

Gatlinburg, TN
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Favorite Forest on Baxter Creek Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Difficult Difficult

Mt. Sterling Loop (Big Creek / Baxter Creek)

17.7 mi 28.6 km 4,234' Up 1290.45 m Up 4,233' Down 1290.07 m Down

Cove Creek, NC
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Favorite Andrews Bald.
Intermediate Intermediate

Andrews Bald Out and Back

3.6 mi 5.8 km 806' Up 245.82 m Up 807' Down 246.08 m Down

Bryson…, NC
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Favorite The water flowing down the rocks and the fall leaves in the foreground.
Intermediate Intermediate

Raven Cliffs Falls

5.5 mi 8.8 km 895' Up 272.91 m Up 895' Down 272.79 m Down

Cleveland, GA
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Favorite Fast decent across a bridge spanning the swamp, then uphill on stones threading the needle between two trees.
Difficult Difficult

Fiery Gizzard

12.2 mi 19.7 km 1,097' Up 334.26 m Up 979' Down 298.28 m Down

Tracy City, TN
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Favorite Mount Cammerer Lookout Tower quite literally puts you amidst the clouds.
Difficult Difficult

Mt. Cammerer from Low Gap

10.8 mi 17.4 km 2,848' Up 867.98 m Up 2,847' Down 867.91 m Down

Newport, TN
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Favorite Secluded Falls
Difficult Difficult

Honey Creek Loop

4.2 mi 6.7 km 565' Up 172.29 m Up 571' Down 174.17 m Down

Huntsville, TN
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Favorite Resting the legs after a long hike up. This view from atop Mt. Leconte is known as Cliff Top.
Difficult Difficult

Mount Le Conte Loop

16.0 mi 25.7 km 3,940' Up 1201 m Up 3,944' Down 1202.27 m Down

Bryson…, NC
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Favorite Rest stop bench at scenic overlook on the Boulder Loop.
Difficult Difficult

Virgin Falls Lollipop

8.0 mi 12.8 km 867' Up 264.24 m Up 867' Down 264.24 m Down

Lake Tansi, TN
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Favorite Stream in the Smoky Mtns.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Alum Cave

4.6 mi 7.4 km 1,104' Up 336.64 m Up 1,104' Down 336.65 m Down

Gatlinburg, TN
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Favorite Toccoa Swinging Bridge - Photo Credit Samantha Smith Taylor.
Difficult Difficult

Georgia Death Race (GDR)

73.2 mi 117.8 km 13,064' Up 3981.91 m Up 13,517' Down 4120.05 m Down

Blairsv…, GA
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Favorite The remarkable Cloudland Canyon in Winter from one of the numerous overlooks on the West Rim Trail.
Intermediate Intermediate

West Rim Loop Trail

4.9 mi 7.8 km 734' Up 223.83 m Up 737' Down 224.56 m Down

Trenton, GA
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Favorite Spruce Flats Falls, early Fall. Smoky Moments Photography
Intermediate Intermediate

Spruce Flats Falls Trail

1.8 mi 2.9 km 452' Up 137.73 m Up 452' Down 137.7 m Down

Gatlinburg, TN
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Favorite 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.
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Laurel Falls

2.5 mi 4.1 km 351' Up 107 m Up 351' Down 106.93 m Down

Gatlinburg, TN
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Favorite East overlook.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

House Mountain Loop

3.8 mi 6.1 km 930' Up 283.41 m Up 931' Down 283.63 m Down

Mascot, TN
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Favorite Looking backward up the Coosa Backcountry Trail - very steep and rocky incline.
Difficult Difficult

Coosa Backcountry

12.7 mi 20.4 km 3,326' Up 1013.7 m Up 3,311' Down 1009.17 m Down

Blairsv…, GA
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Favorite Wayah Bald Fire Tower stands watch over dense forests and clouded skies.
Difficult Difficult

AT: Winding Stair Gap to Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC)

27.8 mi 44.8 km 5,316' Up 1620.42 m Up 7,280' Down 2219.01 m Down

Franklin, NC
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Favorite Second overlook.
Difficult Difficult

Big Creek Gulf Loop

7.5 mi 12.0 km 1,037' Up 316.14 m Up 1,035' Down 315.41 m Down

Altamont, TN
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Favorite Plenty of mountains to view from Clingman's Dome.
Intermediate Intermediate

Kuwohi (fka Clingmans Dome)

1.3 mi 2.1 km 327' Up 99.71 m Up 326' Down 99.42 m Down

Bryson…, NC
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Favorite Small shoals near a campsite along Long Branch Creek
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Standing Indian (Nantahala Headwaters) Loop

21.9 mi 35.3 km 3,960' Up 1206.92 m Up 3,972' Down 1210.8 m Down

Franklin, NC
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Favorite Toms Branch Falls
Intermediate Intermediate

Deep Creek Loop

5.1 mi 8.2 km 847' Up 258.19 m Up 854' Down 260.16 m Down

Bryson…, NC
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Favorite Georgia AT - Blood Mtountain Summit GATG
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Blood Mountain Loop

6.6 mi 10.6 km 1,424' Up 434.06 m Up 1,422' Down 433.4 m Down

Blairsv…, GA
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Favorite Rays and ridges from Waterrock Knob. Photo by Robert Stephens.
Intermediate Intermediate

Mountains-to-Sea Trail

1,237.1 mi 1,991.0 km 74,609' Up 22740.7 m Up 80,868' Down 24648.5 m Down

Gatlinburg, TN
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Favorite 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.
Intermediate Intermediate

Cucumber Gap Loop

5.5 mi 8.8 km 774' Up 235.94 m Up 735' Down 224.18 m Down

Gatlinburg, TN
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