We opted to hike the A.T. south from Newfound Gap to Clingmans Dome. Due to the elevation gain — the hike starts at 5,049 feet elevation and ends at 6,649 feet — the route is rated moderate to ...

The most easily accessible trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is just a short walk and steep hike away from the parking lot, to the observation tower at Clingmans Dome.

Tennessee is a beautiful state with amazing hiking trails. Here are a few to try when you want to go up in altitude or swim after you finish.

Starting Dec. 1, Clingmans Dome Road will be closed to visitors. People can still access Clingmans Dome during the winter, but doing so requires a long and strenuous hike down the Appalachian ...

Clingmans Dome Trail: Hikers can trek to the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains at Clingmans Dome, enjoying views from the summit’s observation tower that will make it seem like the ...

Clingmans Dome Road was closed in order to set up a command post. ... You can hop on the mighty Appalachian Trail, which snakes through the Smokies on its 2,200-mile path from Georgia to Maine.

Clingmans Dome, at 6,643 feet, is the highest point in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the state of Tennessee, offering spectacular 360° views of the Smokies.

Clingmans Dome, the highest point in the national park and the destination of many visitors who've made the steep hike to its summit, will now be called Kuwohi, according to the National Park Service.

The Mountains-to-Sea Trail stretches 1,175 miles from Clingmans Dome in the Smoky Mountains to Jockey’s Ridge on the Outer Banks. The organization plans annual events to celebrate how far the ...

The view from Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. ... Nearly 4,000 Cherokee died in what later became known as the Trail of Tears.