Is the Chimney Tops Trail open? The Chimney Tops Trail 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For more than 10 months, bright orange barriers have blocked the trail head to one of the most popular hikes inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Chimney Tops is typically one of the most ...

The fire caused heavy damage to the Chimney Tops trail in the park before spreading into Gatlinburg and parts of Sevier County. The top of the steep, four-mile hike with its spectacular views and ...

GATLINBURG (WATE) – Nearly three months have passed since the devastating wildfires broke out in Sevier County, killing 14 people and causing nearly a billion dollars in damage. Two juveniles ...

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 ...

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 ...

WAYNESVILLE – The Friends of the Smokies will host the November Classic Hike of the Smokies on the newly reconstructed Chimney Tops Trail on Nov. 10. The hike will include vistas from Chimney ...