Dudley Creek Loop is a 4.8 mile lightly trafficked loop trail located near Gatlinburg, Tennessee that features a great forest setting and is rated as moderate.  Approximately 7 minutes away.

Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail is a 6.7 mile moderately trafficked point-to-point trail located near Gatlinburg, Tennessee that features a river and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from April until November. Approximately 13 minutes away. 

More of a walk than a hike (great for young families), Riverview Quiet Walkway is a 0.9 mile lightly trafficked loop trail located near Gatlinburg, Tennessee that features a river and is good for all skill levels. Approximately 15 minutes away.

Also more of a family friendly walk than a hike, Hickory Flats Quiet Walkway is a 0.7 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Gatlinburg, Tennessee that features beautiful wild flowers and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, nature trips, and bird watching and is accessible year-round. Approximately 15 minutes away (and close to Riverview Quiet Walkway too). 

Quilliam Cave via Courthouse Rock Trail is a 2.7 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Gatlinburg, Tennessee that features a river and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking and is best used from March until October. Approximately 18 minutes away

Courthouse Rock Trail is a 2.2 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Gatlinburg, Tennessee that features a waterfall and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking and nature trips and is best used from March until October. Approximately 18 minutes away.

Great for early June when in bloom, Rhododendron Creek Trail is a 7 mile lightly trafficked loop trail located near Gatlinburg, Tennessee that features a waterfall and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, camping, bird watching, and backpacking and is best used from October until May. Approximately 14 minutes away.

Walker Sisters Home via Little Greenbrier Trail is a 4.9 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Gatlinburg, Tennessee that features beautiful wild flowers and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking, running, and nature trips and is best used from March until November.  Approximately 35 minutes away. 

Little Mountain via Little Greenbrier Trail is a 3.9 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Gatlinburg, Tennessee that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking and is best used from March until October.  Approximately 35 minutes away. 

 An easy-ish kid-friendly trail with a great "bang for the buck" with some solid water features. This 2.4-mile out-and-back trail near Gatlinburg, Tennessee takes an average of 1 h 7 min to complete. Approximately 25 minutes away. 

Huskey Branch Falls is a 4.7 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Gatlinburg, Tennessee that features a waterfall and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, nature trips, and bird watching and is best used from April until September.Approximately 30 minutes away.

Meigs Creek Trail: Short Version is a 3.5 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Townsend, Tennessee that features a waterfall and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, running, and nature trips. Approximately 37 minutes away.

Part of the Appalachian Trail it's a 3.3 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near Gatlinburg, Tennessee that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from March until October. Approximately 40 minutes away.

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There are many trails around Clingmans Dome and this is the shortest and easiest (only 1.2 Miles) This is a heavily trafficked out and back trail located near Bryson City, North Carolina that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for walking, running, and nature trips and is best used from April until November. Approximately 60 minutes away. 

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Look Rock Tower Trail is a 0.8 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near Maryville, Tennessee that offers scenic views and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for walking and nature trips and is accessible year-round.  Approximately 60 minutes away. 

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So if you're not from "the woods" normally, you might discover a ton of new animals/bugs/plants that you wonder about. It's so fun to "catch" a new species and we highly recommend the "Seek" App.

It's free and no registration is involved, and no user data is collected.

Seek will ask permission to turn on location services, but your location is obscured to respect your privacy while still allowing species suggestions from your general area. Your precise location is never stored in the app or sent to iNaturalist.

Our image recognition technology is based on observations submitted to iNaturalist.org and partner sites, and identified by the iNaturalist community.

This is a great app for families who want to spend more time exploring nature together.