Hiking in the Smoky Mountains is a very popular thing to do while you are here in the Gatlinburg area. More than 9 million visitors come to the Smoky Mountains each year, and all for a variety of reasons. Still, the majority of visitors come specifically to take in the natural beauty of these great mountains.
The Smoky Mountain National Park is the most visited national park in the United States, and for good reason. The Smoky mountains get their name from the natural haze that adorns the mountaintops, which are situated between the Tennessee and North Carolina borders. Hiking here will expose you to over 10,000 different species of plants and animals, including 100 species of indigenous trees.
There are many destinations that are suitable for hiking in the Smoky Mountains National Park. One of the most popular is the array of waterfalls that can be found throughout the range. There are more than 2,000 miles of streams in the Smokies, giving you the chance to find beautiful waterfalls of all shapes and sizes throughout the winding mountainside. It is this pristine, untouched beauty that brings so many hikers to the Smoky Mountains each year. Abrams falls, at only 20 feet high, is the most photogenic waterfall in the mountains, due to its volume of water and deep pool at the base of the falls.
Come back tomorrow to find out more about hiking in the Smoky Mountains.
Posted by alan in Gatlinburg, Smoky Mountains