Saturday, March 11, 2017

Little River Trail - Great Smoky Mountains National Park


We hiked the Little River Trail from Elkmont to the Cucumber Gap Trail junction again in October 2016. I've written about two previous hikes on this trail. The first was in March 2014 and can be found here. The second was a couple of years later in March 2016 where we continued on up the Little River Trail to the Goshen Prong Trail junction. A blog post of the second hike, including a topographic map and elevation profile, can be found here.

Little River near Millionaire's Row

More of the Little River above Millionaire's Row

Whitewater and deep pools

A small cascade on the river

The end of the old gravel road is marked with a turnaround and a boulder blocking most vehicles

A jumble of rocks forces the river toward the near bank

Boulders in the river

The trail takes a shortcut and moves away from the river for a short distance

Back beside the river

Huskey Branch Falls

Little River at Huskey Branch


Looking upriver at the autumn foliage

Trail junction and our turnaround point

Entry to Great Smoky Mountains National Park is free.

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

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