Appalachian Trail (Newfound Gap to Charlies Bunion)

State: Tennessee
County: Sevier
Length: 4.0 miles
Difficulty: 3

Trail viewed 1129 times

User: Bill Graves Title: Beauty in the Cold Rating: 4
Date: Thu Jun-11-2009
Trip Type: Day Hike
Report:

This was my first time ever to the Smokey Mountain National Park and I will definitely be returning.

I woke up early and arrived at the parking lot in the dark. It was freezing out with the wind blowing – good thing I had purchased another fleece the night before. Put that on over my hoodie and headed out.

First light brought fog up over the area. It was so cool seeing the fog frozen to local vegetation based on the air temp with wind chill.

The trail is a good trail for an intermediate hiker. It can be physically demanding in certain areas and then fairly easy in other areas.

I was blessed with beautiful scenery that day and even ran into some through hikers making their way south. They had some awesome stories and definitely planted a seed that I someday hope to hatch – doing a through hike of my own.

You will not regret this trip at all.

Hiked this Trail? Create a new Trail Report