* If you're heading to the Smokies, you'll need this guidebook!
* All the trails, camping information, and best attractions for visitors of Great Smoky Mountain National ParkThis guidebook offers a mix of day hikes and overnight backpacking trails, and expanded natural history and background information on the Smoky Mountains, making it the most complete guidebook to the region.
Divided into sections covering Tennessee and North Carolina, the guide is arranged so that all of the Tennessee trails can be done with a link, via the Newfound Gap Road, to the North Carolina trails and vice versa. All trails are grouped by access point, and each hiking description includes mileage, elevation change, difficulty rating, camping information, cautions, links to other trails, and attractions. Special lists cover the best waterfalls, stands of old-growth forest, historic structures, wildflower spots, and mountain views. Additional chapters feature information on geology, flora and fauna, park history, and more.
- ISBN10 1336210214
- ISBN13 9781336210219
- Publish Date 1 January 1999
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 1 April 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Mountaineers Books
- Format eBook
- Language English