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Whether you're looking for information on a particular Great
HikingintheSmokys.com provides detailed information on more than 70 Great Smoky Mountains trails throughout Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Our site gives you access to trail descriptions, key features, pictures, trail length, difficulty ratings, trail maps, elevation profiles, as well as our Hiking Gear & Book Store.
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Why are there so many different spellings for the Smokies? Here's one explanation I found from the Bryson City Chamber web site which may help to clear some of the confusion, or not:
Which is it? The Smoky or Smokey Mountains?
Both are common spellings. But if you want to be correct about it, spell it the way the National Park Service does — the
Correct spelling is particularly important on the internet, where a Google, Yahoo or MSN search for "Smokey Mountain Trails" or "
Smokey the Bear, on the other hand, spells his name the other way. And if you're wondering about "Smokeys", "Smokys" or "Smokies," they're all correct.
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