Picturesque Hikes in Smoky Mountain National Park || @caitpatton

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Get App Chimney Rock Trail 1 @caitpatton on

Get App There are lots of beautiful glens with wildflowers, as well as stone formations and creeks, along the 4 mile roundtrip trail @caitpatton on

Get App You will get your heart racing on the stone stairs as you climb to higher elevations! The elevation gain is pretty rapid toward the end @caitpatton on

Get App After all the stairs, you’re rewarded with a panoramic view of Chimney Rock @caitpatton on

Get App Alum Cave Trail 2 @caitpatton on

Get App The 4 mile rountrip trail follows a river as you draw closer to the cave @caitpatton on

Get App At some points, the water is rapidly moving over large boulders, and at some, it is barely trickling by in a stream @caitpatton on

Get App The sound of moving water makes the hike as peaceful as it is beautiful @caitpatton on

Get App As you draw closer to the cave, you begin to climb rock formations as you ascend @caitpatton on

Get App Right before you reach the cave, you have a 360° view of the surrounding mountains @caitpatton on

Get App From the cave, you can continue on for another ~10 miles to summit Mt. LeConte, or turn back around @caitpatton on

Get App Trillium Gap Trail to Grotto Falls 3 @caitpatton on

Get App The trail starts out pretty flat in a densely forested area @caitpatton on

Get App Over a ~2 mile trail, you’re lead past many small waterfalls to Grotto Falls, this tucked-away waterfall @caitpatton on

Get App The trail continues past the falls with further beautiful views and scenery as the elevation grows, and eventually can lead you to summit Mt. LeConte @caitpatton on

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