The Great Smokies

8 days / 312 miles / 9 hours 16 minutes

"The Cherokee Indians fell in love with these ancient, mist-shrouded mountains, which they named Shaconage (Place of the Blue Smoke). Lose yourself in their lush valleys and mossy, shaded trails. But lest you overdose on trees, there's plenty of man-made fun (hello, Dollywood!) on either side of the park." - Trip 9 of The Carolinas, Georgia & the South Trips by Alex Leviton, Kevin Raub, Adam Skolnick, Emily Matchar

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Day 1
- 1. Nantahala Outdoor Center
- 1:00 pm - 1.6 miles / 2 minutes - 1:02 pm
  2. Nantahala Inn
Day 2
- 2. Nantahala Inn
- 9:00 am - 15.5 miles / 20 minutes - 9:21 am
  3. Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
- 1:51 pm - 10.1 miles / 18 minutes - 2:09 pm
  4. Cherokee
- 3:09 pm - 0.6 miles / a minute - 3:11 pm
  6. Museum of the Cherokee Indian
- 4:11 pm - 3.2 miles / 5 minutes - 4:17 pm
  7. Oconaluftee Visitor Center
- 5:17 pm - 0.0 miles / - 5:18 pm
  8. Mountain Farm Museum and Mingus Mill
- 6:18 pm - 3.0 miles / 5 minutes - 6:24 pm
  5. Unto These Hills
  8PM Mon-Sat Jun-Aug
- 7:24 pm - 1.4 miles / 2 minutes - 7:27 pm
  Cherokee Grand Hotel
Day 3
- Cherokee Grand Hotel
- 9:00 am - 31.2 miles / 58 minutes - 9:59 am
  9. Clingmans Dome
- 10:29 am - 11.6 miles / 23 minutes - 10:53 am
  10. Mt LeConte
- 4:53 pm - 1.0 miles / a minute - 4:55 pm
  11. LeConte Lodge
Day 4
- 11. LeConte Lodge
- 9:00 am - 32.7 miles / an hour 5 minutes - 10:06 am
  12. Cade Cove Loop Road
- 2:06 pm - 25.4 miles / an hour 7 minutes - 3:14 pm
  13. Elkmont Campground
Day 5
- 13. Elkmont Campground
- 9:00 am - 6.6 miles / 13 minutes - 9:14 am
  14. Sugarlands Visitors Center
- 10:14 am - 4.2 miles / 12 minutes - 10:27 am
  15. Gatlinburg
- 11:27 am - 1.4 miles / 5 minutes - 11:33 am
  16. Pancake Pantry
- 12:33 pm - 0.2 miles / a minute - 12:35 pm
  17. Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies
- 1:35 pm - 0.5 miles / 3 minutes - 1:39 pm
  18. Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Museum
- 2:39 pm - 0.0 miles / a minute - 2:41 pm
  19. Gatlinburg Sky Lift
- 3:41 pm - 6.6 miles / 14 minutes - 3:56 pm
  20. Buckhorn Inn
Day 6
- 20. Buckhorn Inn
- 9:00 am - 13.8 miles / 24 minutes - 9:25 am
  21. Pigeon Forge
- 10:25 am - 5.3 miles / 13 minutes - 10:39 am
  22. Dollywood
- 11:39 am - 3.9 miles / 12 minutes - 11:52 am
  23. Dollywood's Splash Country
- 12:52 pm - 33.5 miles / 54 minutes - 1:47 pm
  24. Maryville
- 2:47 pm - 32.9 miles / 42 minutes - 3:30 pm
  25. The Lost Sea (Craighead Caverns)
- 4:30 pm - 52.7 miles / 54 minutes - 5:25 pm
  28. Market Square
- 6:25 pm - 0.0 miles / - 6:26 pm
  29. Tomato Head
- 7:26 pm - 5.4 miles / 11 minutes - 7:38 pm
  Econo Lodge North
Day 7
- Econo Lodge North
- 9:00 am - 5.9 miles / 8 minutes - 9:09 am
  31. Bijou Theatre
- 10:09 am - 0.3 miles / a minute - 10:11 am
  30. The Oliver Hotel
Day 8
- 30. The Oliver Hotel
- 9:00 am - 0.8 miles / 5 minutes - 9:06 am
  26. Knoxville
- 10:06 am - 0.5 miles / 3 minutes - 10:10 am
  27. Sunsphere