Johnny Molloy

Top Trails: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

50 Must-Do Hikes for Everyone

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"With its secluded mountain waterways, awe-inspiring views from grassy balds, diverse plant and animal life, and impressive stands of old-growth forest, Great Smoky Mountains National Park offers countless opportunities for outdoor adventures. To find the best of them, follow expert author Johnny Molloy-who has spent more than 900 overnights in the Smokies, hiking and camping! An easy family stroll to a soothing stream, a seven-mile trek through spruce forest atop a peaceful ridge, a panoramic 22-mile overnight hike, you'll experience the best of the treasured national park that lies along the border of North Carolina and Tennessee. Top Trails: Great Smoky Mountains National Park describes classic destinations and lesser-known jewels in 50 must-do hikes"--

Produktdetails

• Top Trails
• Verlag: Wilderness Press
• 3 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. September 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781643591001
• ISBN-10: 1643591002
• Artikelnr.: 67127724

Autorenporträt

Johnny Molloy is a writer and adventurer who lives in Johnson City, Tennessee, and spends his winters in Florida. His passion for the outdoors was ignited on his very first backpacking trip in Great Smoky Mountains National Park while he was a student at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. That initial foray unleashed a love of the outdoors that has led the Tennessee native to spend most of his time backpacking, canoe camping, and tent camping for the past three decades, including more than 900 nights backpacking in the Smokies. The results of his efforts are more than 85 outdoors guidebooks. His writings include hiking, camping, paddling, and how-to guides, as well as books about true outdoor adventures throughout the eastern United States. Johnny continues to write and travel extensively throughout the United States, endeavoring in a variety of outdoor pursuits. Away from the trail, Johnny’s interests include Christian studies, American history, and University of Tennessee sports. He is also a Gideon and an active member of Christ Community Church in Johnson City.

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The Top Trails Series
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Map
Map Legend
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Trails Table
Using Top Trails
Introduction to Great Smoky Mountains National Park
On the Trail
1. Abrams Creek and Cades Cove Area
* Pine Mountain Loop
* Abrams Falls via Abrams Creek Ranger Station
* Abrams Falls via Cades Cove
* Gregory Bald via Gregory Ridge
* Rich Mountain Loop Trail
* Spence Field and Russell Field Loop
* Rocky Top via Lead Cove
2. Tremont and Elkmont Area
* Spruce Flats Falls
* Waterfalls of Historic Tremont
* Buckhorn Gap via Meigs Creek
* Walker Sisters Place via Little Greenbrier Trail
* Cucumber Gap Loop
* Laurel Falls
* The Chimney Tops
* Road Prong Hike
* Silers Bald via Clingmans Dome
3. Mount Le Conte, Greenbrier, and Cosby Area
* Charlies Bunion
* Alum Cave Bluffs
* Rainbow Falls
* Baskins Falls
* Brushy Mountain via Grotto Falls
* Ramsey Cascades
* Albright Grove
* Maddron Bald Loop
* Mount Cammerer via Low Gap
4. Twentymile and Fontana Lake Area
* Twentymile Loop
* Gregory Bald Loop
* Shuckstack from Twentymile Ranger Station
* Lost Cove Loop
* Fontana Lake Hike
* Ruins of Proctor
5. Deep, Forney, and Noland Creeks Area
* CCC Loop
* Indian Creek and Sunkota Ridge Loop
* Falls Loop of Deep Creek
* Newton Bald Loop
* Fork Ridge Loop
* Forney Creek Loop
* Andrews Bald
6. Smokemont, Cataloochee, and Big Creek Area
* Smokemont Loop
* Cabin Flats Loop
* Sweat Heifer Cascades via Kephart Prong
* Flat Creek Falls and Vista
* Hemphill Bald Hike
* Big Fork Ridge Loop
* Pretty Hollow Gap Loop
* Boogerman Loop
* Little Cataloochee Church
* Mount Sterling via Mount Sterling Gap
* Low Gap Loop
* Midnight Hole and Mouse Creek Falls
Appendix 1: Local Resources
Appendix 2: Useful Sources
Index
About the Author