To fight off some cabin fever I went with a few college buddies to the Smoky Mountains National Park for a quick 3 day backpacking trip.
We did about 17 miles; 6 on day 1 to site #11, 9 on day 2 to site #16 with a side trip to Abrams Falls, and 3 out on day 3.
The trails were just like I remembered them from a college Spring Break trip 12-ish years ago – nothing is flat! Nice and scenic but you spend all day hiking up and over mountains and in and out of ravines.
We didn’t see much wildlife and only a few other groups of people outside Abrams falls. The weather was perfect; mid 70’s with low 50’s at night and not a drop of rain.
After the trip we stayed at a small resort in Townsend, Valley View. We took advantage of the hot tub and took a trip over to Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg for some BBQ and go karts!






