Great Smoky Mountains Trails – Hiking trail info for the Smokies

Welcome to HikingintheSmokys.com, the most comprehensive site on the web for information on hiking Great Smoky Mountains trails.

Whether you're looking for information on a particular Great Smoky Mountains trail, or trying to find a hike that fits your own personal preferences, or, maybe you're just looking for some hiking ideas for your next visit to the Smokies, this site is for you.

HikingintheSmokys.com provides detailed information on more than 70 Great Smoky Mountains trails throughout Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This site gives you access to trail descriptions and key features, pictures, trail length, difficulty ratings, trail maps, elevation profiles, as well as our new hiking gear & apparel store.

To begin your next adventure, click on one of the trail directories below to find your trail and start hiking!

Why are there so many different spellings for the Smokies? Here's one explanation I found from the Bryson City Chamber web site which may help to clear some of the confusion, or not:

Which is it? The Smoky or Smokey Mountains?

Both are common spellings. But if you want to be correct about it, spell it the way the National Park Service does — the Great Smoky Mountains.

Correct spelling is particularly important on the internet, where a Google, Yahoo or MSN search for "Smokey Mountain Vacation Guide" or "Smokey Mountain cabin, motel, bed and breakfast, or campground" might produce disappointing results.

Smokey the Bear, on the other hand, spells his name the other way. And if you're wondering about "Smokeys", "Smokys" or "Smokies," they're all correct.

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Planning a hike along the Appalachian Trail in the Smoky Mountains?

Check out our new Appalachian Trail pages. Get detailed information on hiking the AT through Great Smoky Mountains National Park. You'll find information such as key points along the way, backcountry shelters, water sources, mileage, an elevation profile, a brief history of the trail, as well as several other key online resources. Please click here to visit the new pages.

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