Tag: trail restoration
Ramsey Cascades Trail now open for winter; restoration will be completed in 2024
December 12, 2023
by Julie Dodd The Ramsey Cascades Trail is open seven days a week, after having been closed four days a[…]
Read MoreChimney Tops Trail offers rhododendron in bloom, more than 650 constructed stairs and scenic views
July 19, 2023
The Chimney Tops Trail provided a hiking challenge and beautiful weather for the June Classic Hike of the Smokies. Sixteen[…]
Read MoreHiking Chimney Tops Trail — a trail built to last for decades
August 5, 2022
by Lynda DoucetteHike Leader The July Friends of the Smokies Classic Hike was Chimney Tops Trail. This is a very[…]
Read MoreTrails Forever Crew Completes Restoration of Abrams Falls Trail
December 20, 2021
by Julie Dodd The year-long restoration of the Abrams Falls Trail in Cades Cove was completed in November, and the[…]
Read MoreCeremony marks reopening of Trillium Gap Trail and FOTS donation of truck to GSMNP
December 11, 2020
by Julie Dodd A special ceremony at Trillium Gap Trail on Nov. 10, 2020, reopened the trail after after two[…]
Read MoreTrillium Gap Trail restoration work — highlight of Classic Hike
October 5, 2019
by Julie Dodd The September Classic Hike of the Smokies was on one of the most popular trails in the[…]
Read MoreTrails Forever crew completes Rainbow Falls Trail restoration
February 19, 2019
by Julie Dodd The Rainbow Falls Trail restoration is another success story for the Friends of the Smokies Trails Forever[…]
Read MoreTrails Forever restores Rainbow Falls Trail
December 14, 2017
by Josh Shapiro Trails Forever Crew Supervisor 2017 was a productive year on Rainbow Falls Trail. The NPS Trails Forever[…]
Read MoreRainbow Falls restoration work underway
August 30, 2017
by Julie Dodd The Trails Forever crew is hard at work restoring the Rainbow Falls Trail, one of the popular[…]
Read MoreAlum Cave Trail restoration work nears completion
October 7, 2016
by Julie Dodd Restoration work on the Alum Cave Trail, one of the most popular trails in the Smokies, will[…]
Read MoreVolunteer with Trails Forever Crew on Alum Cave Trail
June 26, 2016
by Julie Dodd Being a Trails Forever crew volunteer is a great way to be a part of restoring some of the[…]
Read MoreTrails Forever crew making progress on Alum Cave Trail
June 30, 2015
by Julie Dodd If you’ve hiked the Alum Cave Trail in the last few weeks, you know that The Friends[…]
Read MoreAlum Cave Trail restoration underway as part of FOTS Trails Forever project
May 12, 2015
by Julie Dodd Restoration work has started on the Alum Cave Trail, one of the most popular trails in the[…]
Read MoreTrailcams capture Chimney Tops Trail restoration work
January 28, 2015
by Julie Dodd Thanks to the photo planning and editing skills of Tobias Miller, Smokies Trail Crew Supervisor, you can[…]
Read MoreRestoring trails and supporting wildlife — FOTS highlights in 2014
December 30, 2014
by Julie Dodd This post shares highlights of some of the Friends of the Smokies projects for the Great Smoky[…]
Read MoreHiking Chimney Tops Trail shows value of Trail Forever restoration work
November 13, 2012
by Meridith Elliott Powell Watching Hurricane Sandy hit the northeast made me start thinking just how much we, as a[…]
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