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Hiking in the Smokies - There's a Trail For Everyone

In general, the words "Where a hike" is not exactly a positive connotation. But if you're visiting the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee, you can be sure that only with the best intentions, "he said.

That's because hiking in the Smoky Mountains is one of the most popular activities for visitors and area residents alike. With some 150 official trails in the National Park alone, there are many ways to enjoy some of the most beautiful landscapes of natureare active physically in the process.

The good news about hiking in the Smokies is that there is a way for everyone from beginners to experts, whether you're looking for a short, casual nature on flat terrain or a long, hard hike a mighty peaks walk. There are even paved paths that are accessible and disadvantaged children. And on the way, features such as waterfalls, historic structures, lawns and unique geographical formations make for interesting viewing andPhotography.

Here is an overview of just a few of the trails in the Smoky Mountains that want to test you, when planning a trip to the region to:

• Laurel Falls
This paved, 2.5-mile-long route is one of the easiest and most popular walks in the park. Origin to the Little River Road, less than four miles from Sugar Lands Visitor Center, leads hikers on an easy hike to a beautiful 60-meter high waterfall.

• Alum Cave Bluff
Startmarks the approximate mid-term to the summit of the mountain. Le Conte, the third highest mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains. The starting point is 8.6 miles south evaluate the Visitor Center on Newfound Gap Road, and the 2.5-mile, one-way hike is considered moderate in difficulty. The bluff itself a black shale formation that rises almost 25 meters from the mountain is a popular stop for hikers. Other special features are found along the way Arch Rock (a hollowed-out rock formations) and a largeScar formed by massive landslides. FYI, Alum Cave Trail is just one of several different ways to the summit of the mountain. Le Conte, and it is generally regarded as the shortest, but steep path to the summit.

• Chimney Tops
These two pinnacles are a slate easily recognizable sight of Newfound Gap Road, towering some 1,300 feet above street level. This steep, four-mile hike is rated as strenuous, but as the Great Smoky Mountains to go hiking trails, the payoff is well worth the effort.Many in the Smokies near the summit are in normal view when you reach the top there is also Mt. LeConte in the Northeast, MT. Mingus in the southeast and Sugarland Mountain to the west.

• Cabin Little Greenbrier School / Walker Sisters'
At the other end of the spectrum is the difficulty of the way to the Little Greenbrier School, which is on the Metcalf Bottoms parking on Little River Road. The school, one of the national park's many historic buildings, is only slightly more than oneHalf a mile away, and if more than a mile to the Little Brier Gap Trail, would be a more remarkable place, hut the Walker Sisters'.

• Cades Cove Nature Trail
This easy tour can be found in the popular Cades Cove section of the National Park, less than a mile behind the visitor center. The two-mile loop offers a wealth of native vegetation, and because it is one of the park's best kept secrets, it is usually not congested with other travelershow many of the most popular hiking trails.



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