Clingmans Dome to Cades Cove - whiteblaze. net Gregory Bald to Cades Cove Campground (via Russel Field Anthony Creet Tr) Siler's Bald to Spence Field (my most difficult day in the back country) Mollies Ridge to Fontana (after hiking up Eagle Creek the previous two days)(my 2nd most difficult day in the back country)
Driving from Cades Cove to Fontana Dam - WhiteBlaze The park has close 27 miles of trail at the Western end of Cades Cove because they are impassable This means a lot of trees down, or in some cases the trail slid down the mountain with the trees You dont want to get over there and have to identify an alternate route wiht no extra time available
cell phone service in Smokey Mountain section - WhiteBlaze As I understand it, there are no cell towers anywhere inside the park So the only time you will have any cell service is when you are near the park boundary (such as climbing out of Fontana) or on a mountain peak with a good line-of-sight to a tower outside the park
Best shelters in GSMNP - whiteblaze. net If the weather is good, then Clingman's offers 360 degree views from the tower You're have several sectional views in the first 2-3 miles Much of Thunderhead Mountain offers good views, especially the western peak (Rocky Top) From Rocky Top, you can clearly see Cades Cove if the weather is good You can also get great views from Gregory's Bald
SNP or GSMNP? Help me decide please. - whiteblaze. net The Smokies aren't as crowded as you think 99% of its visitation is confined to the roads and Cades Cove The AT there has some hikers of course, but no more than most other AT sections IMO There really is no comparison between the GSMNP and the SNP from a scenic perspective Smokies hands down Ryan
Road Closure Parsons Branch For those trying to get from Cades Cove (TN) to Fontana Lake (NC), Parsons Branch (the one way road) is closed From what the rangers told us, it will be closed for a few more weeks due to a wash out We enjoyed this road because it allowed people another point into the AT from SE part of the park
Shuttle from newfound gap to fontana dam - whiteblaze. net I called both of the ones listed above to go from Cades Cove to NFG, which is considerably shorter, and they wanted in the neighborhood of $150 For that section I seriously considered hitchhiking (but changed my plans), your route would be a challenging hitch
Fontana Dam Campground Chris you should have been there today, I left Fontana this morning and went over Newfound Gap to Cades Cove With US129 still closed near Abrams Creek Rd, you have to go from Fontana to Cherokee, Newfound Gap, River Rd to Cades Cove That's about 105 miles one way, and with all the traffic over the mountain and on River Rd, it takes forever