Park Offers a Trail for Every Kind of Hiker

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Nancy Gray, a spokeswoman for the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, estimates that at least 5 percent (nearly 500,000) of the 9.4 million people who visited the park last year were hikers.

One of the gateways to the 520,000-acre park, established in 1940, is from Townsend, about 45 minutes from Knoxville on Tennessee 321. However, touristy Gatlinburg, 18 miles from Townsend, lies at the foot of Mount LeConte and bills itself as the Gateway to the Smoky Mountains. A drive along the Little River Road features views of Meigs Falls and the Sinks waterfall.

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Park Offers a Trail for Every Kind of Hiker

Hikers can go anywhere in the park using an interconnecting trail system. This includes 71 miles of the Appalachian Trail, which serves as the park's main ...

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