The Best Backpacking in Tellico Plains

Huckleberry Knob is the highest point in the Cheoah Ranger District at 5,560 feet, and it offers expansive views of the surrounding Cherokee and Natahala National Forest. The hike is 2.4 miles roundtrip and begins at the parking lot between mile 8 and 9 up an old dirt road. You will go up the di...

8:30 a.m. and we’re winding our way down Highway 129 near Robbinsville, NC. The fog is still thick over the Little Tennessee River as we slow down crossing the bridge into Graham County. “I think we missed it,” I say as we continue onward. Within minutes the Tapoco Lodge comes into view. My pre-h...

Big Frog Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Copperhill, Tennessee.

Twentymile Loop Trail is a loop trail that takes you by a lake located near Bryson City, North Carolina.

Wolf Ridge Trail to Gregory Bald is a point-to-point trail that takes you by a river located near Robbinsville, North Carolina.

Gregory Bald via Twentymile is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Robbinsville, North Carolina.

Hazel Creek and Bone Valley Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near Robbinsville, North Carolina.

Shuckstack via Twenty Mile Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a river located near Bryson City, North Carolina.

Twentymile, Gregory Bald, and Shuckstack Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a lake located near Robbinsville, North Carolina.

Abrams Creek to Cades Cove Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Tallassee, Tennessee.

Abrams Creek and Cooper Road Loop Trail is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Tallassee, Tennessee.

Wolf Ridge Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you past scenic surroundings located near the city of Copperhill.

Shuckstack Tower via Appalachian Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near Fontana Dam, North Carolina.

Appalachian Trail: Fontana Lake to Mount Squires is a point-to-point trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Townsend, Tennessee.

Appalachian Trail, Lost Cove, and Lakeshore Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a lake located near Fontana Dam, North Carolina.

Eagle Creek, Spence Field, and Hazel Creek Loop Trail is a loop trail that takes you by a river located near Robbinsville, North Carolina.