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Category: Classic Hike of the Smokies

100 Favorite Trails of the Smokies and the Carolina Blue Ridge — updated map and hiking challenge

July 5, 2022

Hikers on the Mingus Creek Trail

Steve Pierce is one of the leaders of our monthly hiking series, Classic Hikes of the Smokies, which includes several[…]

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Silers Bald from Clingmans Dome

June 23, 2022

FOTS hikers at Silers Bald Shelter

by Steve Pierce, hike leader Twenty-five hikers came out for a 9-mile in/out hike from Clingmans Dome to Silers Bald. […]

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Porters Creek Trail — wildflowers, creek crossings and historic buildings

May 4, 2022

FOTS hikers at Messer Barn

by Steve Winchester, hike leader We began our hike up Porters Creek trail on Tuesday, April 12, in a slight[…]

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