It was late November 2016 when a pair of teens climbed the Chimney Tops Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and started a fire that burned for days. Because of the elevation and ...

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 ...

One of the Great Smoky Mountains most iconic trails, which has been closed since last November's devastating wildfires, will reopen on October 6. The fire caused heavy damage to the Chimney Tops ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) – A portion of the Chimney Tops Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is reopening this week for the first time since last year’s devastating wildfires.

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 ...

and the prognosis for the trail is not good. Chimney Tops in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was the starting point of a wildfire on Nov. 23 that eventually became the blaze that raced ...

Four trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park remain closed six months after the Nov. 28 fire. The list includes Chimney Tops Trail, one of the most beloved trails in the Smokies that is ...

Chimney Tops ... the trail still takes visitors to a stunning overlook just before the gate that marks the closure area. From this point, you're able to snap the perfect photo of the mountain's ...

GATLINBURG (WATE) – Four trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are closed as crews battle a wildfire near the summit of the Chimney Tops Trail. The quarter-acre fire is within the ...

The crew was 1 1/2 miles up the Chimney Tops Trail, one of the rockiest, steepest and most popular hiking trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Three years ago, with funding from ...

Most of the park’s trails and all of its roads ... century of service and recovery following the Chimney Tops fire. The response of the Smoky Mountains community, both near and far, has been ...