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Newfound Gap Road, Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail, Upper Tremont Road and Cataloochee Valley are some of the most popular roads outside of Cades Cove. All of the roads provide a gateway to a ...
While trails around Cades Cove and Elkmont often draw crowds, a small nature trail at the Chimneys Picnic Area offers some of the best wildflower viewing in the park, according to the Great Smoky ...
The trail for Abrams Falls is located in Cades Cove. Its turnoff is just past stop #10 on the Cades Cove Loop Road.
Alternatively, you can bike the loop, and there are also hiking and horseback trails. The Cades Cove Visitor Center is located approximately six miles around the loop at the Cable Mill area.
Though travelers can find a whopping 1,500 flowering plants inside the national park — more than in any other national park in the U.S. — black-eyed Susans are one of the main draws in Cades Cove.
Visitors walk and bike Cades Cove Loop Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. Cades Cove Loop Road will be vehicle-free all day long on Wednesdays from June ...
Visitors are drawn to Cades Cove to view wildlife, access hiking and equestrian trails, take photographs, attend ranger programs, and ride bicycles. It is one of the park’s most popular areas ...
The road will remain closed until Feb. 29. Until then, Cades Cove Loop Road still can be reached via Rich Mountain Road, a seven-mile, single-lane gravel route, park officials said.
Park officials announced the first vehicle-free day will be on June 18. It offers an opportunity for pedestrians and cyclists to experience the 11-mile Cades Cove Loop Road without cars.