Walking the Sugarlands Valley Nature Trail in the Smoky Mountains
This is an easy loop trail for families with young kids that follows a pretty stream through the woods and ends up at a small waterfall. Start at end at the Sugarlands Visitors Center.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Sugarlands Trails
This video features 4 short easy to moderate hikes all within the area of the Sugarlands Visitor Center of the Park near Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Featured are the Cove Mountain Trail to Cataract Falls, Fighting Creek Nature Trail, Sugarlands Valley Trail and the Gatlinburg Trail. August 17, 2019 / John 1:3, Isaiah 55:12
Newfound Gap - Great Smoky Mountains National Park
This is from Newfound Gap in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Monday 1/11/16. Newfound Gap is located on the Tennessee - North Carolina state line. In the distance, you can see the road that leads through the mountains to Cherokee, North Carolina.
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SUGARLANDS VISITOR CENTER GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK TN
Sugarlands Visitor Center in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. If you are wondering what to see and do while visiting the park, there is no better place to begin your adventure than at the Sugarlands Visitor Center! This convenient facility has everything you need to plan a wonderful day in the mountains! Here are the top 4 reasons to stop by Sugarlands Visitor Center when you visit the national park:
1. Fantastic Introduction to the Park
The Sugarlands Visitor Center provides a fantastic introduction to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with maps, natural history exhibits and a free 20-minute film about the park. There is also a bookstore where you can pick up all types of literature, including books about the park’s historical background, wildlife, hiking trails and more! This is a perfect opportunity to talk to a ranger about any specific hiking recommendations! Be sure to ask about if there are any current ranger-led programs taking place in the park.
2. Excellent Facilities
Another reason to start your exploration of the national park at Sugarlands Visitor Center is because it contains excellent facilities to use before hiking. The Visitor Center has public restrooms as well as vending machines where you can stock up on bottled water. The facility is open daily except for Christmas Day. Moreover, it’s the only visitor center within the national park that is open throughout the year. Although it opens each morning at 8 a.m., the closing times vary so be sure to check the official hours when planning your visit. 3. Close to Downtown Gatlinburg
The Sugarlands Visitor Center is the closest official visitor’s center to Gatlinburg. To access the Sugarlands Visitor Center, take Ski Mountain Road to downtown Gatlinburg and turn right on the Parkway. After just 1.7 miles, you will see the visitor center ahead on the right side of the road where there is plenty of free parking available. As an alternative to driving, you can walk to the Visitor Center from downtown Gatlinburg along the Gatlinburg Trail! This is one of only two walking trails within the national park where you can walk dogs and ride bicycles. The trail starts at River Road in Gatlinburg and travels for 1.9 miles through the forest along the West Prong of the Little Pigeon River. 4. Convenient Hiking Options.
There are some convenient hiking options located right at the Sugarlands Visitor Center! The Cataract Falls Trail is an easy hike for families with young children and is less than one mile round trip. The well marked trail starts at the visitor center. The trail features a canopy of trees, streams and more before reaching a beautiful 25 foot waterfall! The Fighting Creek Nature Trail is a 1.2 mile loop trail that is perfect for hikers of all ages. The hike features a gentle climb that follows along Fighting Creek and features two historical properties, the Noah McCarter cabin and the John Ownby Cabin. After passing these historic buildings, you continue to loop back to the visitor center.
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Grotto Falls Gatlinburg Tennessee
Hiking in Gatlinburg Tennessee, we made it to Grotto Falls, very nice and popular place. One of the only waterfalls in Gatlinburg that you can walk behind
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The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a United States National Park that straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains which are a division of the larger Appalachian Mountain chain.
The border between Tennessee to the west and North Carolina to the east runs northeast to southwest through the centerline of the park. On its route from Maine to Georgia, the Appalachian Trail also passes through the center of the park.
Before the arrival of European settlers, the area was home to the Cherokee Indians.
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Gatlinburg Hi Def Time Lapse Drive Through Shooting - Sugarlands Smoky Mountains HQ To Light 3.m2ts
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A Candid Review of Deer Ridge Mountain Resort Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
This is a high def time lapse drive through Gatlinburg, Tennessee from the Sugarlands Visitor Center which serves as Park headquarters for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Time lapse rendering at about 4:1 - i.e., Every 1 minute on the video is 4 minues in real life.
Consider Gatlinburg for your family vacation - lots to see and do in the Gatlinburg - Pigeon Forge Tennessee area!
Sugarlands Visitor Center Smoky Mountains
Check out this tour of the Sugarlands Visitor Center located in the Smoky Mountains just outside if Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
Little Green Briar School, Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
The Little Green Briar School is located in the Smoky Mountains. It was founded about 1909 and has a graveyard adjacent to the school that has mostly little children buried in it.
Great Smoky Mountains NP: Little River Trail
Amateur footage taken on the Little River Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee in September 2018 using a GoPro Hero 5 on a Karma Grip. We only hiked the first 2.2 miles of the trail to Huskey Branch Falls. The full trail extends 6.1 miles, one-way.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
A drive through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Sevier/Blount County, Tennessee. The drive follows Old State Highway 73 from Gatlinburg to Townsend and features a stop at The Sinks. Music by The Black Lillies The Fall
ADVENTUROUS MOUNTAIN HORSE BACK RIDE! Shenandoah valley, exciting trail ride!
Fort Valley Ranch horse back riding. We did half a day ride up the mountain out in Shenandoah and then came back down. Gorgeous beautiful scenery and amazing horses! The horses were so well trained taking us up the rocky trails.
This was a great adventure and amazing horse ride up the mountain.
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CADES COVE | GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN | Full Tour
Touring Cades Cove of The Great Smoky Mountains of TN, is an 11-mile loop that follows many of the curves and courses that settlers forged years ago. Cades Cove is a lush valley surrounded by mountains and one of the most popular destinations in the Great Smokies. You will likely come upon wildlife, such as the white tail deer, wild turkey, ground hog and an occasional black bear. It takes visitors into another time, experiencing heritage in each building and wilderness around every turn.
Settlers came to this area in 1819, migrating from Virginia. Later from North Carolina, their culture from the old world with knowledge gained from the Indians. By the 1850’s population of Cades Cove was at 685, occupying 137 households. Though this is a driving trail, you must get out of your car and experience the beauty of the trails, wildlife and scenery. Remember that the wildlife is wild and it is unlawful to feed animals and do not drive on or in the fields.
First stop on the loop is (1) John Oliver’s Place. The Oliver’s settled into Cades Cove in 1826. This home remained in the Oliver family until the Park was established in the late 1920’s. Make a left to visit the (2) Primitive Baptist Church. Early settlers established this church in 1827, with only a log building to serve the community until 1887. During the Civil War, public unrest shut the church down. Next see the (3) Methodist Church. This building and its furnishings were reportedly the work of a single man, J.D. McCampbell. A blacksmith and carpenter, he built the church in 115 days for $115. He later became a preacher; serving the area’s Methodist population.
Just after Hyatt Lane you will find the (4) Missionary Baptist Church. It was formed in 1839, when members of the Primitive Baptist Church were dismissed for favoring missionary work. This structure dates from 1894, beginning with a membership of 40 and eventually rising to an enrollment of 115. During the Civil War the church failed to meet for services, but reopened following the war minus Confederate sympathizers. To the right you will find (5) Rich Mountain Road. Once an Indian trail, this 12-mile long trek, was built by the state of Tennessee in the 1920’s. Here a remarkable view of the cove awaits from the top of the path. (6) Cooper Road Trail sits just ahead. This trail once served as a path for wagons, but today it is a 10-mile hiking trail that ends near the Foothills Parkway.
At the end of a half-mile hiking trail you will find (7) Elijah Oliver Place. Surrounded by a smokehouse, barn and springhouse, this home takes visitors back to a different time. The springhouse looks down on the rest of the home, offering a clean water supply and insuring what modest sanitation was available. At the next stop you will find the (8) Cable Mill Area. This area features the Cades Cove Visitors Center, the blacksmith shop, cantilever barn, smokehouse, Gregg-Cable house, the corn crib and the John Cable Barn in Cades CoveMill. The mill is still working and visitors can stop in and sample or purchase corn mill and flour as our ancestors once did. This is a must stop for visitors to the Cove. On up the trail you will find (9) Henry Whitehead Place. Built in 1898, this log house and surrounding dwellings are an example of the roughest and finest log construction in the Smokies.
If you feel like stretching your legs a bit try (10) Cades Cove Nature Trail. This half mile loop takes visitors into the woods to experience how a settler’s family would forge for necessities. Just ahead on the right you will find (11) Dan Lawson Place. Built around 1856, some of the better blade work of the time is represented in this home. Small outbuildings served as family pantries,also used as a granary and smokehouse. You can also stop at (12) Tipton Place. “Hamp” Tipton had this home built shortly after the Civil War. The long shed on the opposite side of the house is an apiary or bee gum stand, offering honey as a common confection. As your tour of the cove comes to a close, you will see (13) Carter Shields Cabin sitting nestled near the end of the loop. Another example of craftsmanship in the area, this small cottage offers visitors one last opportunity to step out of their lives and into the past.
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Savfk – Why
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Savfk – Cousin Ben
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Savfk feat – Nikos Spiliotis - The Messenger
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Hike in Elkmont - Park Travel Review
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The Elkmont Area in Great Smoky Mountains NP is great for easy hikes with lots of history! Trailheads for Little River Trail, Jakes Creek Trail, and Elkmont Nature Trail are located adjacent to the campground. Historic remnants of Little River Lumber Company's logging camp and old buildings from the Elkmont resort community offer campers a glimpse of life at Elkmont nearly a century ago.
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Riverside on the Sugarlands Valley Trail
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park hosts beautiful features like nowhere else on Earth -- enjoy!
Driving through the Smokies on Newfound Gap Road!
Come along with my dad and I as we drive through Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Newfound Gap Road! We find some beautiful mountain vistas, a turkey, and even an earthcache! :)
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Elkmont History Part Three with Mike Maples
Just a simple walk around the campground for a historical look back in time.
Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail Gatlinburg, TN
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