Blog Archive

May 25, 2023

If you've never hiked Alum Cave Trail, odds are that you've at least heard of it. The famous 5 mile hike to the summit o...

October 17, 2022

Hiking to the summit of Mount LeConte is a task on the bucket list of many. The extraordinary Gatlinburg massif towers a...

April 12, 2021

The Boulevard Trail to Mount LeConte is one of the less traveled routes to reach LeConte Lodge. Alum Cave Trail, being t...

October 28, 2020

LeConte Lodge is a small resort on top of Mount LeConte, the mountain with the tallest face east of the Mississippi rive...

October 27, 2020

Bullhead Trail is one of the least trafficked of the 6 routes to LeConte Lodge. The 5.9 mile trail zigzags south of the...

October 26, 2020

Trillium Gap is the longest Mt LeConte trail with Bullhead in second place. Starting at the Rainbow Falls trailhead off...

July 22, 2020

Mt. LeConte is the third highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and a popular hiking destination. There...