Day Hikes | Smoky Mountains
You’ve chosen the best way to see the Great Smoky Mountains: A hike! Whether you’re looking for gentle slopes draped in wildflowers or an intense adventure to the highest peak or the Appalachian Trail, every walk in our woods guarantees a good time. Regardless of length, each hike is led by a professional, trained in wilderness safety, local history, and botany. This means every adventure is a well-rounded experience, allowing guests to sample local lore, wild edibles, and picturesque scenery with the comfort and safety of an expert guide. Learn what the Cherokee and Settlers did for food and medicine before there were grocery stores and pharmacies. In addition, you might even sample a tasty mountain treat. Every guided walk is geared towards enjoying the journey at a pleasant pace, using all of your senses to explore nature in a new way.
We offer short, half day, and full day hikes, on both the Tennessee and North Carolina sides of the park. Each hike with their own unique botany, streams and waterfalls, scenery, and physical challenges. The only question is: What works for you?
Best of the Smokies
Fall Color Quest
Bear Cub Adventure
Scenic River Walk
Exploring Nature with Children
Thundering Cascades and Falls
Stroll Back in Time
Discover Days Gone By
Quiet Waterfall Excursion
Flight of the Firefly
Turning Back the Clock
Appalachian Bald Trek
Where the Big Trees Are
Mountain Wonderland Hike
Woodland Wander
Spring Wildflower Walk
Old Growth Waterfall Hike
Appalachian Trail Adventure
Cades Cove Mountain Loop
Day Hikes | North Carolina | Smoky Mountains
NC Waterfall Adventure
A Stream Through Time
Ridge and Valley Adventure Hike
Still interested, but not sure you see a trail you like? We have more in the back! Give us a call or fill out this inquiry form. We can work together to pick an adventure that fits your comfort level, works for your group, and sees the sights that matter most to you. We can offer tours focused on edible and medicinal plants, plant and tree identification, birds, fungi and so much more!
Bringing a group to the Smokies? We can help. A Walk in the Woods offers a wide range of services geared to groups. Family reunions, Boy and Girl Scout Groups, seniors, school, church group tours and bus tours, we can cater a plan to meet just about any experience.
Customers traveling alone can join groups and pay the stated rate, but solo customers going out alone must pay for two (or 4 depending on the tour) if no one else has booked. Don’t have a car? We can provide transportation from most Gatlinburg locations for an additional fee of $100 for up to 6 people, subject to availability.
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is enforcing parking tags for any vehicle parked longer than 15 minutes at any location in the Park. You can get your daily or weekly parking tag through us (a small convenience fee will be applied if we purchase and print your tag) or here: Park it Forward Tag
Questions? Visit our FAQ page.