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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 Afternoon sun streaming through the trees on the Crest Trail.
Difficult Difficult

Mount Mitchell - Black Mountain Crest Trail #179

12.1 mi 19.5 km 5,010' Up 1526.98 m Up 1,498' Down 456.71 m Down

Burnsville, NC
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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 View of Courthouse Rock from Auxier Ridge near Haystack Rock
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Auxier - Courthouse Loop

4.8 mi 7.7 km 669' Up 203.81 m Up 669' Down 203.91 m Down

Stanton, KY
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Favorite Mt. Cammerer Fire Tower - located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park along the Appalachian Trail. For a day hike, start at Cosby Campground and take Lower Gap Trail ( about 11.1 miles r/t).
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 First look out at 7am!
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Carvers Gap to Grassy Ridge Bald

4.8 mi 7.7 km 981' Up 298.99 m Up 980' Down 298.76 m Down

Roan Mo…, TN
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Favorite View towards Maple Bald
Difficult Difficult

Mount Mitchell

11.7 mi 18.8 km 3,651' Up 1112.72 m Up 3,650' Down 1112.62 m Down

Black M…, NC
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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 The Peoples Trail - A photo shot of a couple along the Appalachian Trail from atop Max Patch Mountain in Pisgah National Forest. There are many stunning views along the 2,200-mile east coast trail, but nothing quite like the panoramic scene of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Intermediate Intermediate

Max Patch Short Loop

1.5 mi 2.4 km 242' Up 73.7 m Up 249' Down 75.89 m Down

Marshall, NC
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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 Running back from Hanson's Point
Difficult Difficult

Hanson's Point Loop

9.7 mi 15.6 km 1,782' Up 543.2 m Up 1,782' Down 543.13 m Down

Frenchburg, KY
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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 Heading towards Grassy Ridge Bald.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

AT: Carver's Gap to US19E

14.2 mi 22.9 km 1,808' Up 551.09 m Up 4,403' Down 1341.95 m Down

Roan Mo…, TN
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Favorite Almost at the top, looking over the mountains (fall 2020).
Difficult Difficult

7 Sisters 25k

14.4 mi 23.1 km 3,452' Up 1052.3 m Up 3,451' Down 1051.77 m Down

Black M…, NC
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Favorite View of Chimney Top overlook from across the valley
Easy Easy

Chimney Top Trail #235

0.6 mi 1.0 km 58' Up 17.57 m Up 58' Down 17.64 m Down

Frenchburg, KY
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Favorite Climbed the fire tower n it's gorgeous.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Brumley Mountain Trail - Hayter's Gap to the Great Channels

6.1 mi 9.7 km 1,133' Up 345.45 m Up 1,132' Down 344.92 m Down

Lebanon, VA
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Favorite Sunrise from Natural Bridge
Difficult Difficult

Hood Branch Loop

4.0 mi 6.4 km 635' Up 193.52 m Up 614' Down 187.23 m Down

Campton, KY
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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 Virginia Creeper Trail in the fall.
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail

34.7 mi 55.9 km 1,118' Up 340.8 m Up 2,599' Down 792.07 m Down

Jefferson, NC
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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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Favorite View of Swift Camp Creek from the trail.
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Swift Camp Creek to Wildcat Trail Loop

5.3 mi 8.6 km 624' Up 190.21 m Up 625' Down 190.42 m Down

Campton, KY
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Favorite 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.
Intermediate Intermediate

Laurel Falls to Cove Mountain Fire Tower

8.4 mi 13.4 km 1,781' Up 542.99 m Up 1,781' Down 542.93 m Down

Gatlinburg, TN
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