Friday, March 10, 2017

Big Creek Trail to Carriage Bridge in Autumn - Great Smoky Mountains National Park


In mid-October 2016, we had the opportunity to hike the Big Creek Trail again. Our first hike was about seven months earlier. My post about the trail and the hike can be seen here. While we were a bit early for the fall foliage, we still had a very pleasant day, except for meeting a rattlesnake on the trail.

Tree shadows play across the trail

Heart-leaved Aster

Boulder field beside the trail

More of the boulder field

Midnight Hole

Another view of Midnight Hole

Water drips from an overhanging rock

Mouse Creek Falls


Another view of the falls

Big Creek just above Mouse Creek

Carriage bridge and our turn-around point

Big Creek above the bridge

A large pool below the bridge

The trail continues beyond the bridge

Rock reflection

Entry to Great Smoky Mountains National Park is free.

The park website is https://www.nps.gov/grsm.

2 comments:

  1. Fantastic place! I will be going up there soon and I really like the first picture that you posted. Is that at the beginning of the trail or is far into the trail? Thank you for the info. Really like your pictures!!!

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    1. The trail isn't within sight of the creek for the first half mile or so. The first picture is representative of what you'll have glimpses of for about a mile from where the trail joins up with the creek to Midnight Hole. Enjoy your hike!

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