Day & Overnight Hikes Great Smoky Mountains National Park [Idioma Inglés] (Day and Overnight Hikes) - Softcover

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park--the most visited national park in the American system. With 500,000 acres of land and over 9 million visitors annually, discovering the beauty and solitude of this national park can be difficult. This update of the popular Day & Overnight Hikes in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with a new cover and text design, is the definitive guide for novice or veteran hikers. All of the information needed to confidently hit the trail is included in this comprehensive and compact guide.

Each profile includes a trail summary that rates the difficulty, solitude, and scenery of each hike, while outlining significant sites along the way. In addition to a detailed trail description, readers will find a map and directions to the trailhead. Hike the Little Greenbrier Trail to Walker Sisters Place, one of the last working pioneer homesteads in the Smokies. Take the Hyatt Ridge Loop into seldom visited high country or walk through a historic mountain valley to Little Cataloochee Church. With over 40 hikes of varying length and difficulty, Day & Overnight Hikes has a hike suitable for everyone so the vacation can be enjoyed on the trail rather than behind another car.

One of the richest expanses of undeveloped land in the Southeast, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park attracts more than 9 million visitors a year. Even so, most people experience only a few of the most popular trails in the area. Day & Overnight Hikes: Great Smoky Mountains National Park takes hikers off the beaten track to the more secluded rambles, from highland meadows and open vistas to pristine mountains streams and pioneer farms.
Each profile contains four key elements to help you plan and enjoy the perfect day or overnight hike:
* detailed trail maps
* elevation profiles
* directions to trailheads
* trail descriptions
Each trail description offers precise commentary on what to expect along the way and rates each hike for
Scenery
Trail Condition
Difficulty
Solitude
Designed to fit easily into a back pocket, the revised and updated third edition guides hikers to over 40 day and overnight hikes that lead to sites of exceptional beauty and solitude. So get outside, enjoy some peace of mind, and discover the best the Smokies has to offer.