Trails
Our Favorite trails
The Smokies has trails to suit every hiker’s experience level.
We have guided hikes as well as marked trails for those experienced adventurers.
Check out the trails below and see which one is best for you.
Mt. LeConte
Trail Head Location: Along 441
Length: 10 Miles Round Trip
Difficulty: Very Strenuous
Mt. LeConte is one of the popular hiking trails in the Smoky Mountains.
Spruce Falls
Trail Head Location: Tremont Institute
Length: 1.4 Miles Round Trip
Difficulty: Easy
Spruce Flats falls is a 30 foot fan style cascade waterfall along the Spruce Flats Branch
Laurel Falls
Trail Head Location: Gatlinburg Area
Length: 2.6 Miles Round Trip
Difficulty: Easy
Laurel Falls is an 80 foot 2 tier Waterfall that flows down Laurel Branch
Middle Prong Trail
Trail Head Location: Tremont; Upper End
Length: 8 Miles Round Trip
Difficulty: Moderate To Strenuous
Do you like Waterfalls? Well the Middle Prong Trail is considered by many to be the premier waterfall and cascade hike in the Smokies
Meigs Creek
Trail Head Location: Sinks Parking Lot
Length: 7 Miles Round Trip
Difficulty: Moderate
Get your hiking sticks because you’re going to need them.
Ramsey Cascades
Trail Head Location: Greenbrier Area
Length: 8 Miles Round Trip
Difficulty: Strenuous
Big Cascades and Even Bigger Trees, that’s the theme of the Ramsey Cascades Trail.
Parking in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
Entrance to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park remains free to the public. But, as of March 1st, 2023 parking passes are required for stops longer than 15 minutes inside the park. Please follow the link below for all the latest information from the National Park Service on where to purchase parking passes, and pricing.