One of the highlights of the annual Wilderness Wildlife Weed in Pigeon Forge are the number of great nature hikes and outings led by experienced park officials on some of the Great Smoky Mountains’ most popular trails. These trails can be classified as easy to strenuous and we’ve gone ahead and marked what hikers can expect from each hike should they decide to take part.
Hikes and Field Trips Schedule 2013
Hike and Field Trip Ratings
E = Easy
EM = Easy/Moderate
M = Moderate
MS = Moderate/Strenuous
S = Strenuous
REMINDER: The number of hikers permitted may change due to availability of transportation.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Times
|
Trail
|
Guide
|
Mileage
|
Level
|
| 6:00AM – Noon |
Cades Cove Photo Trek |
Dempster |
Bus |
E |
| 7:30AM – 2:00PM |
Original Road to Walker Sisters |
Snyder |
5 |
MS |
| 7:30AM – 4:30PM |
Little River/Goshen Prong |
Owen |
9.5 |
MS |
| 8:00AM – 4:00PM |
A.T. / Road Prong |
Lloyd |
7.2 |
MS |
| 9:30AM – 4:30PM |
Middle Prong |
Teague |
7 |
M |
| 10:00AM – 5:00PM |
Albright Grove |
McFarland |
7.5 |
M |
| 6:00PM – 9:00PM |
Owl Prowl |
Garr |
Bus |
E |
Monday, January 14, 2013
Times
|
Trail
|
Guide
|
Mileage
|
Level
|
| 7:00AM – 1:00PM |
History of Cades Cove |
Iceland |
Bus |
E |
| 7:00AM – 3:00PM |
Finley Cane / West Prong |
Luckett |
6 |
EM |
| 8:00AM – 3:30PM |
Greenbrier – Off Trail |
McFarland |
8 |
MS |
| 8:00AM – 5:00PM |
Rhododendron Creek |
Duncan |
7 |
MS |
| 8:30AM – 4:00PM |
White Oak Sinks |
Domingue |
5 |
EM |
| 8:30AM – 4:00PM |
School House Gap |
Zachry |
5 |
M |
| 10:00AM – 4:00PM |
Huskey Gap / Sugarland Mtn. |
Owen |
5.1 |
MS |
| 6:00PM – 9:00PM |
Owl Prowl |
Garr |
Bus |
E |
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Times
|
Trail
|
Guide
|
Mileage
|
Level
|
| 7:30AM – 4:00PM |
Mt. Cammerer |
Maynard |
11 |
S |
| 7:30AM – 4:30PM |
Meigs Mtn / Lumber Ridge |
Owen |
10.8 |
MS |
| 8:30AM – 2:30PM |
Cades Cove |
Snyder |
Bus |
E |
| 10:00AM – 2:00PM |
Injun Creek |
Cardwell |
2 |
E |
| 10:00AM – 3:30PM |
Jakes Creek / Avent Cabin |
Jenkins |
3 |
EM |
| 10:00AM – 3:30PM |
Little River |
McFarland |
6 |
EM |
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Times
|
Trail
|
Guide
|
Mileage
|
Level
|
| 7:00AM – Noon |
Cades Cove Photo Shoot |
McLemore |
Bus |
EM |
| 7:30AM – 1:00PM |
Abrams Falls |
Owen |
5 |
E |
| 7:30AM – 5:00PM |
Blanket Mountain |
Doughty |
8 |
S |
| 8:00AM – 5:30PM |
Albright Grove |
Voorhis |
7 |
M |
| 8:30AM – 1:00PM |
Elkmont Historic District |
Dietzer |
4 |
E |
| 8:30AM – 3:00PM |
Old Sugarlands Trail |
McFarland |
6.5 |
M |
| 10:00AM – 4:00PM |
Llama Hike |
Garrett |
4 |
EM |
| 11:30AM – 5:30PM |
Bus Tour of Cades Cove |
Harrington |
Bus |
E |
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Times
|
Trail
|
Guide
|
Mileage
|
Level
|
| 7:30 AM – 3:00 PM |
Laurel Falls/Little Greenbrier |
Domingue |
7.4 |
M |
| 8:00AM – 2:00PM |
Rainbow Falls |
McFarland |
6 |
M |
| 9:00AM – 3:00PM |
Round Top – Off Trail |
Snyder |
3.5 |
E |
| 10:00AM -1:30PM |
Old Elkmont Town |
Cardwell |
1 |
E |
| 10:00AM – 3:30PM |
Cucumber Gap / Little River |
Luckett |
6 |
EM |
| 6:00PM – 9:00PM |
Owl Prowl |
Garr |
Bus |
E |
Friday, January 18, 2013
Times
|
Trail
|
Guide
|
Mileage
|
Level
|
| 7:00AM – Noon |
Cades Cove Photo Shoot |
McLemore |
Bus |
EM |
| 8:00AM – 2:30PM |
Meigs Mtn. – Off Trail |
Snyder |
5 |
M |
| 8:00AM – 4:00PM |
Little River / Huskey Gap |
Zachry |
6.8 |
M |
| 8:00AM – 5:30PM |
Miry Ridge |
Whitted |
8.4 |
MS |
| 10:00AM – 5:00PM |
Barnes Sisters |
Duncan |
5 |
MS |
| 10:00AM – 5:00PM |
Llama Hike |
Garrett |
4 |
EM |
| 6:00PM – 9:00PM |
Owl Prowl |
Garr |
Bus |
E |
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Times
|
Trail
|
Guide
|
Mileage
|
Level
|
| 8:00AM – 3:30PM |
Birding Cades Cove |
Alsop |
3 |
EM |
| 10:00AM – 4:30PM |
Albright Grove |
Maynard |
7 |
M |
| 10:15AM – 2:30PM |
Bus Tour to Cosby |
Cardwell |
Bus |
E |
