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| Topographic map with GPS route |
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| Trail profile |
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| Parallel parking for six or more passenger vehicles on the Tennessee side of the gap |
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| End of pavement on TN-32 marks the state line |
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| The AT is on the North Carolina side of the gap |
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| Nice easy grade up from the gap |
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| Even when the trail is level it looks to be climbing |
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| Starting the descent with long winter shadows |
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| Stairs seem to be camouflaged |
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| Passing under the power lines |
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| Snowbird Mountain and Runyan Ridge |
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| Ridgetop trail |
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| An unnamed tributary of Tobes Creek |
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| More of the tributary |
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| Sidehill trail |
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| A small cascade |
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| More whitewater |
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| Lots of blown down trees |
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| A very small stream crossing |
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| Crossing over the unnamed tributary |
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| A rock hopping stream crossing of Tobes Creek |
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| A five-foot waterfall |
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| Another cascade |
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| Approaching Waterville Road |
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| A large cascade on Tobes Creek |
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| Crossing Tobes Creek |
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| Switchback across the creek from Tobes Creek Road |
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| More switchbacks |
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| Approaching the intersection of Tobes Creek Road and Waterville Road |
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| The AT crosses the Pigeon River on the Tobes Creek Road bridge |
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| Pigeon River |
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| Walking southeast on the shoulder of Green Corner Road |
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| Crossing under Interstate 40 on Green Corner Road |
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| The pavement ends at the Interstate off- and on-ramps |
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| A paved walkway crosses the roadside ditch |
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| Blazes are easy to see if you know where to look |
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| Stream crossing |
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| Diverting around a rock outcropping |
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| Open forest with little understory |
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| Mount Sterling (5842' 5.6 miles) |
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| Log retaining wall |
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| Switchbacks leading back down to Green Corner Road |
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| A wide trail along the stream |
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| Trail intersection post |
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| The final stream crossing |
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| Looking upstream at the two spot parking area |
There is no fee to enter the Cherokee National Forest or Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
The Cherokee National Forest website is https://www.fs.usda.gov/cherokee.
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail website is https://www.nps.gov/appa/index.htm.
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy website is https://appalachiantrail.org/.
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