The Chimney Tops Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is open and one of the most popular hikes in the park. However, like Gatlinburg and the Smoky Mountains, it is also forever changed by ...

The Friends of the Smokies will host the November Classic Hike of the Smokies on the newly reconstructed Chimney Tops Trail Nov. 10, but you have to sign up by Nov. 5. The hike will include vistas ...

When the Chimney Tops 2 fire tore through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in November 2016, it forced a 10-month closure of one of the park's most popular hiking trails. The fire was ...

Chimney Tops is known for ... park's 2016 wildfire, hiking the final stretch to the peak is prohibited due to erosion vulnerability and other hazards. However, the trail still takes visitors ...

This moderate difficulty hike takes visitors to the beautiful ... By far the most common route to the top of Chimney Tops is the Chimney Tops Trail, which can be accessed about 6.9 miles south ...

The Chimney Tops Trail: This trail ... there are miles upon miles of trails to hike in this park. Though featuring less elevation gain on the trails, this park in Sparta is popular with hikers ...

WAYNESVILLE – Soak up vistas from one of the most unique peaks in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Chimney Tops, as well as one of the more unique gathering of historic structures, Elkmont, on the ...