Gatlinburg Trail

 November 3, 2014

After sending our thru-hiker (He finished! if you are interested in reading more )on his way, we decided to do a short walk on the Gatlinburg trail.  This trail is really more of a jogging/biking trail, and is one of the more level trails in the park.  Pets are also allowed, so we saw a lot of dogs and all were well behaved!  We began at the back of the Sugarlands Visitor center, walked 2 miles to Gatlinburg, had lunch and walked back.  Definitely one of our easier hikes, but still enjoyable. 

As we returned to the visitor center, we came across this monument to the CCC.  In our hikes, we have come across the remains of a lot of CCC camps, and learning the pre-park history of the area is very interesting to me.  My grandfather was a supervisor in the CCC near Morristown, TN, so seeing these remains always reminds me of him.