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Tag: Kephart Prong Trail

Kephart Prong Trail includes visit to CCC camp

January 23, 2023

sign at CCC camp along Kephart Prong Trail

by Julie Dodd Log footbridges, rushing water and reminders of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp were part of the Classic[…]

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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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Classic Hikes of the Smokies – Charlies Bunion and Mt. Sterling

July 25, 2016

Classic Hike - July 2016

by Julie Dodd Hikers of the Classic Hikes of the Smokies for June and July added 15.4 miles toward the[…]

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Classic Hike of the Smokies: Danny Bernstein leads group hike from Newfound Gap to Kephart Prong Trailhead

September 11, 2013

Our Class Hike of the Smokies started just a few yards from here -- where President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 1940. Photo by Julie Dodd

by Julie Dodd On a hot afternoon in July, I was part of a group of 27, following master hiker[…]

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