The Best Backpacking in Cosby

Mount Guyot via Maddron Bald is an out-and-back trail that provides a good opportunity to view wildlife located near Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

Mt. Cammerer Backpacking Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Cosby, Tennessee.

Mount Sterling Loop (via Low Gap, Big Creek, Swallow Fork) is a loop trail that takes you by a river located near Cosby, Tennessee.

Lower Mount Cammerer Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Cosby, Tennessee.

Low Gap and Gabes Mountain Trail Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Cosby, Tennessee.

Davenport Gap Shelter via Appalachian Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you through a nice forest located near Cherokee, North Carolina.

Mount Cammerer and Mount Sterling Loop is a loop trail that takes you through a nice forest located near Cherokee, North Carolina.

Mount Cammerer via Big Creek Trail is a loop trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Maggie Valley, North Carolina.

Big Creek and Mt Sterling Loop is a loop trail that provides a good opportunity to view wildlife located near Waynesville, North Carolina.

Big Creek Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Waynesville, North Carolina.

Mount Sterling Overnight Loop Trail is a loop trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Waynesville, North Carolina.

Mt. Sterling via Baxter Creek Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Hartford, Tennessee.

On your way in, stop at the ranger station parking lot to use the outhouses and grab a map for $1. Once at the Baxter Creek trailhead you have two options: 1. The Out and Back (12.2 miles) 2. The Loop (17 miles)Out and Back: Start on the Baxter Creek Trail and continue up for 6.1 miles until you...

Benton MacKaye Trail: Smokemount to Big Creek is a point-to-point trail where you may see local wildlife located near Cherokee, North Carolina.

Old Settlers Trail is a point-to-point trail that takes you by a river located near Sevierville, Tennessee.

Rhododendron Creek Trail is a loop trail with scenic surroundings and a waterfall in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.