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Trails to hike around Sevierville

Hiking Around Sevierville

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS
NATIONAL PARK

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.

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.

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.

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is free to enter and enjoy.

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. 

Most Popular Hiking Trails

Abram Falls5 miles; 340' climb; moderate: a relatively flat trail leading to the 20' fallsArch Rock2.5 miles; 400' climb; easy; trail leads to an erosion-created tunnelChimney Tops4 miles; 1,335' climb; strenuous; winds through a virgin forest to the Chimney Top pinnaclesHen Wallow Falls4 miles; 520' climb; moderate; good, short day hike to 95' fallsSugarlands Valley Nature Trail3,000' loop, paved trail with educational exhibits and communications media

Self-Guided Nature Trails

Alum Cave Bluffs5 miles; passes through a bald of mountain laurel and rhododendronsCades Cove0.5 miles; see how settlers used native plantsCosby1 mile; introduction to the Smokies' natural historyCove Hardwoods0.75 miles; grove of old-growth deciduous treesLaurel Falls2.5 miles; paved trail leads through a pine-oak forest to the falls

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