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Upper Walnut Bottom #36

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935 m elevation

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Lower Mount Cammerer Trail Trailhead
Lower Mount Cammerer Trail TrailheadTrails & trailheads

The Lower Mount Cammerer Trail is an American hiking trail, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park of Cocke County, Tennessee. The trail ascends Mount Cammerer (elev. 4,928 ft (1,502 m); 1,502 m), leading (via a connection with the Appalachian Trail) to a small, untraditional firetower at the summit, from which panoramic views of Cocke County, the main range of the Great Smoky Mountains, and t

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Cosby Knob (1,585 m)Summits & peaks

mountain in the United States of America

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Sunup Knob (1,534 m)Summits & peaks

mountain in the United States of America

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Snake Den Ridge Trail Trailhead
Snake Den Ridge Trail TrailheadTrails & trailheads

The Snake Den Ridge Trail is an American hiking trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park of Cocke County, Tennessee. Winding its way up the backbone-like crest of Snake Den Ridge, the trail connects the Cosby Campground to the Appalachian Trail and provides the quickest access to the high peaks of the Eastern Smokies. The trail passes through three forest types— a mixed deciduous forest

0.7 km · ~8 min walkDirections ↗
Cosby Picnic AreaAttractions0.8 km · ~9 min walkDirections ↗
Ross Knob (1,549 m)Summits & peaks

mountain in the United States of America

1.2 km · ~5 min driveDirections ↗
Gunter Fork CascadesWaterfalls1.2 km · ~14 min walkDirections ↗
Gunter Fork FallsWaterfalls1.2 km · ~14 min walkDirections ↗
Cherokee National Forest
Cherokee National ForestParks & play

The Cherokee National Forest is a United States National Forest located in the U.S. states of Tennessee and North Carolina that was created on June 14, 1920. The forest is maintained and managed by the United States Forest Service. It encompasses an estimated area of 655,598 acres (2,653.11 km2).

9.8 km · ~22 min driveDirections ↗
West Prong Mouse Creek FallsWaterfalls31.9 km · ~71 min driveDirections ↗

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