Are you a huge hiker? Are you completely in love with grabbing a backpack and falling in love with the great outdoors, over and over? Yeah, we are too! Which is why we’ve found these 10 fantastic hiking spots for you and those adventuring friends of yours to take on this summer – how many have YOU crossed off your list?
- Trillium Gap Trail
cisc1970 - Flickr You can hike the Trillium Gap Trail to Mt. Leconte, taking in stunning views of the Great Smoky Mountains while you’re at it. It’s a bit tougher, though - round trip is over 13 miles.
- Volunteer Trail - Nashville
Rex Hammock - Flickr 11.4 miles round trip is sure to get you tired, and this moderately difficult trail makes for great pictures and bonding experiences.
- Alum Cave Bluff - Gatlinburg
daveynin - Flickr The hike to this concave bluff is positively beautiful. The moderate hike clocks in at 4.4 miles.
- Bearwaller Gap - Carthage
Michael Hicks - Flickr Take a hike near Carthage, Tennessee at Bearwaller Gap and you’re in for almost ten miles of riverside beauty.
- Sewanee Perimeter Trail - Sewanee
Sewanee Perimeter Trail The University of the South in Sewanee monitors and maintains the Sewanee Perimeter Trail, proffering beautiful views along the 20 miles of trail.
- Fiery Gizzard Trail - Tracy City to Foster Falls
Anthony Jones - Flickr Running from Tracy City to Foster Falls, there are almost 20 miles of trail for you to plan your own hike.
- Spicewood Branch Trail - Wartburg
Spicewood Branch Trail - TripAdvisor Located near Wartburg, the Spicewood Branch Trail is moderately trafficked and comes in at roughly 6.4 miles.
- Mossy Ridge Trail - Nashville
Michael Hicks - Flickr Percy Warner Park proffers the four miles Mossy Ridge Trail, and it’s one of the most beautiful spots in Nashville. Even Taylor Swift is known to love it.
- Hidden Springs Trail - Lebanon
Anthony Jones - Flickr Located in the Cedars of Lebanon Park, Hidden Springs trail is perfect for all ages and is roughly 4.2 miles. Plus, the waterfront aspect of it is perfect.
- Savage Gulf Loop - Savage Gulf
Michael Hicks - Flickr This masterful depiction of Tennessee natural beauty is perfect for those of us looking for a challenge away from it all.
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cisc1970 - Flickr
You can hike the Trillium Gap Trail to Mt. Leconte, taking in stunning views of the Great Smoky Mountains while you’re at it. It’s a bit tougher, though - round trip is over 13 miles.
Rex Hammock - Flickr
11.4 miles round trip is sure to get you tired, and this moderately difficult trail makes for great pictures and bonding experiences.
daveynin - Flickr
The hike to this concave bluff is positively beautiful. The moderate hike clocks in at 4.4 miles.
Michael Hicks - Flickr
Take a hike near Carthage, Tennessee at Bearwaller Gap and you’re in for almost ten miles of riverside beauty.
Sewanee Perimeter Trail
The University of the South in Sewanee monitors and maintains the Sewanee Perimeter Trail, proffering beautiful views along the 20 miles of trail.
Anthony Jones - Flickr
Running from Tracy City to Foster Falls, there are almost 20 miles of trail for you to plan your own hike.
Spicewood Branch Trail - TripAdvisor
Located near Wartburg, the Spicewood Branch Trail is moderately trafficked and comes in at roughly 6.4 miles.
Michael Hicks - Flickr
Percy Warner Park proffers the four miles Mossy Ridge Trail, and it’s one of the most beautiful spots in Nashville. Even Taylor Swift is known to love it.
Located in the Cedars of Lebanon Park, Hidden Springs trail is perfect for all ages and is roughly 4.2 miles. Plus, the waterfront aspect of it is perfect.
This masterful depiction of Tennessee natural beauty is perfect for those of us looking for a challenge away from it all.
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