The “great” outdoors got their name from the Great Smoky Mountains. Well, maybe
not really, but they should have. The Great Smoky Mountains are Sevierville’s
backyard and America’s most visited national park.
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Come on over and play. With 800 miles of maintained trails, Great Smoky
Mountains National Park offers hikes for everyone from strenuous all day and
overnight hikes to quick and scenic “stretch your legs” walks. Don’t like to
hike? The Great Smoky Mountains offers ample opportunities for scenic auto
tours, picnicking, fishing and horseback riding. |
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The Great Smoky Mountains National Park also offers educational programs for
children and adults that let you learn even more about the bio-diversity of this
International Bio Sphere Reserve. |
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The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is also the only national park that is free
to enter and enjoy.
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Hiking Tip: Pick up a hiking guide for the Great
Smoky Mountains when you enter town at the Sevierville Visitor Center located at
3099 Winfield Dunn Parkway (1.5 miles from I-40 Exit 407). Best of all, all
purchases at this gift shop, which is operated by Great Smoky Mountains
Association, benefit the national park. |
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Most Popular Hiking Trails |
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Abram Falls |
5 miles; 340' climb; moderate: a relatively flat trail leading to the 20' falls |
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Arch Rock |
2.5 miles; 400' climb; easy; trail leads to an erosion-created tunnel |
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Chimney Tops |
4 miles; 1,335' climb; strenuous; winds through a virgin forest to the Chimney
Top pinnacles |
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Hen Wallow Falls |
4 miles; 520' climb; moderate; good, short day hike to 95' falls |
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Sugarlands Valley Nature Trail |
3,000' loop, paved trail with educational exhibits and communications media |
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Self-Guided Nature Trails |
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Alum Cave Bluffs |
5 miles; passes through a bald of mountain laurel and rhododendrons |
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Cades Cove |
0.5 miles; see how settlers used native plants |
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Cosby |
1 mile; introduction to the Smokies' natural history |
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Cove Hardwoods |
0.75 miles; grove of old-growth deciduous trees |
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Laurel Falls |
2.5 miles; paved trail leads through a pine-oak forest to the falls |
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Map out your trail by downloading the Great Smoky Mountains National Park's
online map. Just
Click
Here.
(Adobe Reader required). |
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