Welcome to HikingintheSmokys.com, the most comprehensive site on the web for information on hiking Great Smoky Mountains Trails.

 

Whether you're looking for information on a particular Great Smoky Mountains trail, or trying to find a hike that fits your own personal preferences, or, maybe you're just looking for some hiking ideas for your next visit to the Smokies, this web site is for you.

 

HikingintheSmokys.com provides detailed information on more than 70 Great Smoky Mountains trails throughout Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This site gives you access to trail descriptions and key features, pictures, trail length, difficulty ratings, trail maps, elevation profiles, as well as our new hiking gear & apparel store. 
 

To begin your next adventure, click on one of the trail directories below to find your trail and start hiking!

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 Great Smoky Mountains.

 

Correct spelling is particularly important on the internet, where a Google, Yahoo or MSN search for "Smokey Mountain Vacation Guide" or "Smokey Mountain cabin, motel, bed and breakfast, or campground" might produce disappointing results.

 

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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New Hiking Gear Store

HikingintheSmokys.com announced the launch of our new online hiking gear store.

 

The new store is specifically dedicated to day hikers and offers quality gear and apparel from some of the best outdoor brands, including; Columbia Sportswear, Kelty, Garmin, Leki, Marmot, Mountain Hardwear and North Face. The store also sells books and DVDs for hikers and visitors of the Smoky Mountains.

Have you seen the news?

Have you seen the upgraded news page on this site? HikingintheSmokys.com now receives direct news and blog feeds from several sources which will bring you automated up-to-date news and information on hiking and the Smoky Mountains. You can visit the news page by clicking here.