Cherokee National Forest Hiking GuideWilliam H. Skelton Univ. of Tennessee Press, 2005 - 566 pages First published in 1992, Cherokee National Forest Hiking Guide has been a vitalcompanion to thousands who have explored the 640,000-acre Cherokee National Forest. This second edition has been substantially expanded to cover all hiking trails in the forest as of 2003.Stretching across the Tennessee?North Carolina state line, the Cherokee NationalForest includes much of the western slopes of the southern Appalachian Mountains, north and south of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The area encompasses atremendous diversity of wildlife, vegetation, and scenic vistas of high mountain peaks and beautiful creeks, waterfalls, and valleys.Almost two hundred described and mapped trails and footpaths wind throughout this wildlife haven, inviting everyone who loves the outdoors-- hikers, backpackers, hunters, anglers, and horseback riders-- to explore its natural beauty. The Cherokee National Forest Hiking Guide provides maps and specific directions along with a wealth of general information on the forest's present and past wildlife, vegetation, and geology, as well as a history of the forest's human inhabitants-- including the political battles that have been waged to protect the forest.Featuring a new foreword by Senator Lamar Alexander, this book remains the definitiveguide to this expansive and alluring landscape sure to thrill outdoorsmen for manygenerations to come. |
Contents
Some Warnings and Advice | 5 |
Geology | 11 |
Vegetation | 17 |
Wildlife | 29 |
Human History | 35 |
Maintaining and Protecting the Trails | 49 |
Iron Mountain Includes London Bridge Backcountry Area Iron Mountain Backcountry Area and Iron Mountain Roadless Area 70 22 | 70 |
Iron Mountain Trail FS Trail 54 TI Trail 16 | 74 |
Bald River Includes Bald River Gorge Wilderness Upper Bald River Wilderness Study Area Bald River Gorge Backcountry Area and Bald River Roa... | 341 |
Basin Lead Trail Basin Gap Trail FS Trail 161TI Trail 4 | 352 |
Bald River Trail FS Trail 88 TI Trail 3 | 353 |
Cow Camp Trail FS Trail 173TI Trail 30 | 356 |
Henderson Mountain Trail FS Trail 107TI Trail 45 | 357 |
Panther Branch Trail FS Trail 162 TI Trail 61 | 359 |
Brookshire Creek Trail FS Trail 180 TI Trail 15 | 360 |
Kirkland Creek Trail FS Trail 85 TI Trail 50 | 362 |
Beaverdam Creek Includes Beaverdam Creek Roadless Area and Beaverdam Creek Backcountry Area | 78 |
Backbone Rock Trail FS Trail 53TI Trail 3 | 81 |
Backbone Rock Spur Trail | 82 |
Backbone Falls Trail FS Trail 198 TI Trail 2 | 83 |
Appalachian Trail FS Trail 1TI Trail I | 88 |
Old Farm Trail | 90 |
Flint Mill Trail FS Trail 49 TI Trail II | 92 |
Josiah Horse Trail FS Trail 45TI Trail 19 | 93 |
Josiah Trail FS 50 TI Trail 18 | 94 |
Short Spur Trail FS Trail 48 TI Trail 36 | 95 |
Morrell Trail FS Trail 47TI Trail 28 | 96 |
Flatwoods Horse Trail FS Trail 46 TI Trail 10 | 97 |
Flatwoods Horse Road FS 87A and 87B | 98 |
Little Oak Mountain Trail FS Trail 601 TI Trail 26 | 99 |
Little Oak Trail FS Trail 52 TI Trail 25 | 100 |
Jacobs Creek Trail FS Trail 604 TI Trail 17 | 101 |
Big Laurel Branch Includes Big Laurel Branch Wilderness Big Laurel Branch Wilderness Study Area Big Laurel Branch Roadless Area and Hickory ... | 105 |
Appalachian Trail FS Trail 1TI Trail I | 109 |
Pond Mountain Includes Pond Mountain Wilderness | 112 |
Appalachian Trail FS Trail 1TI Trail I | 116 |
Cardens Bluff Trail FS Trail 55 TI Trail 5 | 118 |
Hampton BluelineLaurel Falls Trail FS Trail 501TI Trail 13 | 119 |
Little Pond Mountain Trail FS Trail 41TI Trail 27 | 120 |
Pond Mountain Trail FS Trail 31TI Trail 40 | 121 |
Watauga Point Trail FS Trail 59 TI Trail 39 | 123 |
White Rocks Mountain Includes Slide Hollow Backcountry Area and Slide Hollow Roadless Area | 125 |
Lacy Trap Trail FS Trail 36 TI Trail 20 | 128 |
Laurel Fork Trail FS Trail 39 TI Trail 21 | 130 |
Coon Den Falls Trail FS Trail 37TI Trail 6 | 134 |
Doe River Gorge Includes Doe River Gorge Scenic Area | 137 |
Doe River Gorge Trail | 140 |
Fork Mountain Trail | 143 |
Highlands of Roan Includes Highlands of Roan Scenic Area | 144 |
Appalachian Trail Carvers Gap to Hughes Gap FS Trail 1TI Trail I | 151 |
Appalachian Trail Carvers Gap to US 19E FS Trail ITI Trail I | 153 |
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail FS Trail 193308 TI Trail 30 | 157 |
Grassy Ridge Bald | 160 |
Hack Line Road Trail FS 53281 | 161 |
Rhododendron Gardens Trail FS Trail 290 | 163 |
Unaka Mountain Includes Unaka Mountain Wilderness Unaka Mountain Scenic Area Stone Mountain Roadless Area and Stone Mountain Backcount... | 164 |
Rattlesnake Ridge Trail FS Trail 26 TI Trail 32 | 170 |
Rock Creek Falls Trail FS Trail 148 TI Trail 34 | 171 |
Rock Creek Bicycle Trail FS Trail 178 TI Trail 33 | 172 |
Trail of the Hardwoods FS Trail 525 TI Trail 38 | 173 |
Red Fork Falls Trail | 174 |
Limestone Cove Trail FS Trail 30 TI Trail 22 | 175 |
Nolichucky River Corridor North | 183 |
Sampson Mountain Includes Sampson Mountain Wilderness | 197 |
Bald Mountains Includes Bald Mountain Ridge Scenic Area Bald | 212 |
Poplar Cove Trail FS Trail 22TI Trail 28 | 223 |
Petes Branch Trail FS Trail 12TI Trail 26 | 224 |
Doctors Ridge Trail FS Trail 194TI Trail 10 | 225 |
Jennings Creek Trail FS Trail 21TI Trail 17 | 226 |
Cowbell Hollow Trail FS Trail 24 TI Trail 8 | 228 |
Little Jennings Creek Trail Round Knob Branch FS Trail 195 TI Trail 18 | 229 |
Davis Creek Trail FS Trail 19TI Trail 9 | 230 |
Artie Hollow Trail FS Trail 18 TI Trail 3 | 231 |
Phillips Hollow Trail FS Trail 17TI Trail 27 | 233 |
Marguerite Falls Trail FS Trail 189 TI Trail 20 | 235 |
Bullen Hollow Trail FS Trail 2 TI Trail 5 | 236 |
Appalachian Trail Jones Meadow to Big Butt Section FS Trail ITI Trail 1 | 237 |
Greene Mountain Trail FS Trail 13 TI Trail 12 | 239 |
Round Knob Connector Road FS 88 | 241 |
Paint Creek | 242 |
Paint Creek Trail FS Trail 10 TI Trail 23 | 247 |
Paint Mountain Trail FS Trail 7TI Trail 24 | 249 |
Chimney Rocks Trail FS Trail 154TI Trail 7 | 251 |
Little Paint Creek Trail FS Trail 11TI Trail 19 | 253 |
Allen Branch Pond Trail FS Trail 209 TI Trail 2 | 254 |
Meadow Creek Mountain Trail FS Trail 6 TI Trail 21 | 259 |
Gum Springs Trail FS Trail 5 TI Trail 13 and Gum Springs Connector Trail | 262 |
Devils Backbone Includes Devils Backbone Backcountry Area and Devils Backbone Roadless Area | 264 |
Stone Mountain Trail Formerly Devils Backbone FS Trail 9 TI Trail 34 | 267 |
Miscellaneous Trails TI Map 783 South Holston and Watauga Lakes and TI Map 782 French Broad and Nolichucky Rivers | 269 |
Appalachian National Scenic Trail | 274 |
Brushy Ridge Includes Brushy Ridge Roadless Area and Brushy | 324 |
Big Indian Branch Trail FS Trail 94 TI Trail 1 | 333 |
Sycamore Creek Includes Sycamore Creek Roadless Area | 334 |
Sycamore Creek Backcountry Area | 336 |
Sycamore Trail FS Trail 163TI Trail 76 | 337 |
Whigg Ridge Trail FS Trail 86 TI Trail 84 | 339 |
State Line Trail Nantahala National Forest Trail 82 | 366 |
Warriors Passage National Recreation Trail | 371 |
Warriors Passage National Recreation Trail FS Trail 164TI 82 | 373 |
Gee Creek Includes Gee Creek Wilderness | 376 |
Starr Mountain Trail FS Trail 190 TI Trail 72 | 383 |
Gee Creek Trail FS Trail 191TI Trail 38 | 385 |
Chestnut Mountain Loop Trail FS Trail 104 TI Trail 20 | 387 |
Chestnut Mountain 4WD Road FS 2004 TI Trail 22 | 389 |
Starr Mountain Horse Trail FS Trail 120TI Trail 73 | 390 |
Bullet Creek Horse Trail FS Trail 121TI Trail 17 | 391 |
Hogback Horse Trail FS Trail 126 TI Trail 46 | 392 |
Yellow Creek Horse Trail FS Trail 123 TI Trail 86 | 393 |
Gee Creek Watchable Wildlife Trail FS Trail 151TI Trail 39 | 394 |
Spanking Stump Trail FS Trail 169 TI Trail 71 | 395 |
Coker Creek Includes Coker Creek Scenic Area | 396 |
Unicoi Mountain Trail FS Trail 83TI Trail 17 | 400 |
Coker Creek Falls Trail FS Trail 183TI Trail 26 | 403 |
John Muir National Recreation Trail | 406 |
John Muir National Recreation Trail FS Trail 152TI Trail 49 | 409 |
Rock Creek Gorge Includes Rock Creek Gorge Scenic Area | 413 |
Clear Creek Trail FS Trail 79 TI Trail 24 | 416 |
Benton Falls Trail FS Trail 131TI Trail 8 | 418 |
McCamy Lake Trail FS Trail 72 TI Trail 55 | 420 |
Scenic Spur Trail FS Trail 78 TI Trail 67 | 421 |
Azalea Trail FS Trail 140 TI Trail 2 | 423 |
Red Leaf Trail FS Trail 144TI Trail 62 | 424 |
Slick Rock Loop Trail TI Trail 68 | 425 |
Chilhowee Forest Walk Trail FS Trail 130 TI Trail 23 | 426 |
Lakeview Trail FS Trail 300 | 427 |
Pondview Trail FS Trail 301 | 428 |
Dry Pond Lead Trail FS Trail 76 TI Trail 32 | 433 |
Rock Creek Trail FS Trail 125 TI Trail 64 | 435 |
Rogers Branch Trail FS Trail 138 | 437 |
Big Frog Mountain Includes Big Frog Wilderness Tennessee Portion of Cohutta Wilderness Big Frog Wilderness Study Area and Big Frog Roadless ... | 438 |
Chestnut Mountain Trail FS Trail 63 TI Trail 21 | 449 |
Big Frog Trail Benton MacKaye Trail FS Trail 64 TI Trail 10 | 450 |
Licklog Ridge Trail FS Trail 65 TI Trail 52 | 455 |
Wolf Ridge Trail FS Trail 66 TI Trail 85 | 456 |
Grassy Gap Trail FS Trail 67TI Trail 41 | 458 |
Big Creek Trail FS Trail 68 TI Trail 9 | 459 |
Fork Ridge Trail Benton MacKaye Trail FS Trail 69 TI Trail 37 | 461 |
Yellow Stand Lead Trail FS Trail 73 TI Trail 87 | 463 |
Hemp Top Trail FS Trail 145 TI Trail 44 | 464 |
West Fork Trail Benton MacKaye Trail FS Trail 303 TI Trail 83 | 465 |
Beech Bottom Trail FS Trail 304 TI Trail 6 | 467 |
Rough Creek West Fork Trail | 468 |
Rough Creek East Fork Trail | 469 |
Benton Mackaye Trail | 470 |
Ocoee Whitewater Center | 472 |
Thunder Rock Trail FS Trail 305 TI Trail 77 | 478 |
Thunder Rock Express Trail | 480 |
Chestnut Mountain Loop Trail TI Trail 19 | 481 |
Quartz Loop Trail | 482 |
Bypass Trail | 483 |
River View Loop Trail | 484 |
Bear Paw Loop Trail TI Trail 5 | 485 |
Old Copper Road Trail FS Trail 306 TI Trail 59 | 486 |
Boyd Gap Trail | 487 |
Brush Creek Trail | 488 |
Thunder RockWhitewater Center Connector Trail | 489 |
Conasauga River Includes Conasauga River Scenic Corridor | 490 |
Conasauga River Trail FS Trail 61 TI Trail 29 | 493 |
Miscellaneous Trails Southern CNF TI Map 781 Tellico and Ocoee Rivers | 494 |
Unicoi Mountain Trail FS Trail 117TI Trail 81 | 496 |
Turtletown Falls Trail FS Trail 185 TI Trail 78 | 499 |
Big Lost Creek Trail FS Trail 109TI Trail 12 | 502 |
Blue Ridge Trail FS Trail 62TI Trail 14 | 504 |
Little Citico Creek Horse Trails FS Trails 1651 2 3 4 TI Trails 531234 | 506 |
Indian Boundary Lake Trail FS Trail 129TI Trail 47 | 512 |
Available Maps and Sources | 515 |
US Forest Service Offices | 518 |
Outings and Issues Groups | 520 |
Outdoor Equipment Retail Stores | 523 |
Protected Areas and Acreages | 525 |
Threatened Endangered and Sensitive Species | 535 |
Waterfalls | 540 |
Grassy Balds | 542 |
Contributors | 545 |
549 | |
553 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acres ahead Appalachian bear begins Big Frog blazes Branch bridge Camp Campground campsite Chestnut Citico Creek clearing climbs COMMENTS Creek Road Creek Trail crosses descends DETAILS east easy enters Falls feet feet DIFFICULTY Flatwoods follows forest Fork Frog Mountain goes gorge grade Grassy gravel head high point hikers Hiking Horse intersection junction Knob Lake Laurel leads leaves LENGTH Little located logging look loop Low point marked miles ELEVATION CHANGE miles the trail Moderate Mountain Mountain Trail Ocoee Paint parking area passes past pine plant Pond protected provides reach Recreation rhododendron Ridge River road roadbed Rock route scenic short side southern species Springs steep straight stream switchbacks Tellico trail begins TRAIL FS TRAIL Trailhead trees turn left turn right USFS USGS valley views Wilderness