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Tag: Appalachian Trail

Trails Forever Hikes Recap: Appalachian Trail and Mountains-to-Sea Trail at Clingmans Dome (Aug. 13, 2024)

August 22, 2024

by Danny Bernstein The August “challenging” Trails Forever Hike was a twofer around Clingmans Dome. Continuing the flexible theme for[…]

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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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Ridgerunners provide crucial support for A.T. in GSMNP 

July 20, 2021

Yael Girard, Amelia Cary and Ricky Vandegrift

by Julie Dodd The Appalachian Trail (A.T.) is one of the longest hiking-only trails in the world – 2,193.1 miles,[…]

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Hiking Appalachian Trail – Sweat Heifer – Kephart Prong: Wildflowers, bees and thunderstorms!    

August 22, 2019

Hikers on Kephart Trail

August’s Classic Hike of the Smokies included three trails – the Appalachian Trail, Sweat Heifer and Kephart Prong – starting[…]

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July Classic Hike: AT and Mountains to Sea Trail

July 19, 2018

picnic at Andrews Bald - photo by Linda Spangler

Beth Ransom led the July hike. Beth joined FOTS when she began hiking GSMNP trails, after she completed the Carolina[…]

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Great views from Charlies Bunion highlight June Classic Hike

June 27, 2017

Charlies Bunion overview

Steve Winchester was the hike leader for the June Classic Hike of the Smokies. Steve and his wife, Judy, both[…]

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Clingmans Dome Restoration: What’s it all about?

June 17, 2016

For the last few weeks, we’ve been pushing you all to vote for Clingmans Dome in a grant competition hosted[…]

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800,010 reasons to get a Friends license plate

March 10, 2015

by Brent McDaniel In North Carolina and Tennessee, you see specialty license plates all the time while driving down the[…]

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Celebrate National Trails Day with Appalachian Trail Workday in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

May 22, 2014

GSMNP volunteers

Would you like to improve the hiking conditions on the Appalachian Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park? Make some[…]

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Hike to Rocky Top High Above Cades Cove

November 8, 2013

Clingmans Dome as seen from Rocky Top

by Holly Scott, Marketing Director The days immediately following the much-celebrated reopening of Great Smoky Mountains National Park were glorious.[…]

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