The Best Hiking 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.

Hidden in the eastern reaches of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Cosby region receives a fraction of the visitation of Gatlinburg or Cherokee. This section of the park preserves some of the best deciduous old-growth forest in the eastern United States. Individual tulip trees and eastern ...

Start your adventure by parking in the Cosby Picnic Area Parking Lot near the entrance of the Cosby Campground. (127 Cosby Picnic Area Rd, Cosby, TN 37722.) Then backtrack through the parking lot about 100 yards until you see the sign marking the start of Gabes Mountain Trail.  The trek to Hen W...

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

Mount Cammerer Loop - Low Gap and Lower Cammerer is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Cosby, Tennessee.

Cosby Self-Guided Nature Trail is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Cosby, Tennessee.

Most visitors have a vision of how they'd like to see Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and it typically involves climbing to the top of a mountain like 4,928-foot Mount Cammerer. This is a very strenuous hike involving a breathtaking amount of elevation gain along the rugged Low Gap and Appal...

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.

Snake Den Ridge Low Gap Trail is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Cosby, Tennessee.

Halls Top Fire Tower is a special untouched spot in the Cherokee National Forest. The road that leads you into the CNF is known as Halls Top Road  just a few miles off of Interstate I-40. This road will take you 4.4 miles to the next turn onto Stone Mountain Road this road is 2.1 miles to the gat...

When exploring all that Tennessee has to offer, it’s hard to ignore the fact it is home to more caves than any other state in America. So when picking one, of more than 10,000, to explore it is hard to go wrong. Forbidden Caverns happens to be one of the most popular spots and is only a few minut...

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.