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Guide to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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  • westward along Ekaneetlee Creek to Ekaneetlee Gap. This is a famous old Indian trail. Distance, from park boundary, about 5 miles. Class B Trail, fair. Greenbrier Pinnacle: From Greenbrier, Tenn. 'Frail begin- in open fields and winds to foot of Pinnacle Bluff, then circles to left to Catstair Cliffs. Visible from Pinnacle are Mt. Guyot to east; Sawteeth to south; Myrtle Point of LeConte to southwest. Round trip, 6 miles. Trail smooth but steep. Gregory Bald: On State line. (1) See Appalachian Trail, Route is via Deal's Gap, Dalton's Gap, and Parson's Bald. Both Gregory and Parson's Balds afford excellent views. Large power hikes visible from Parson's Bald. (2) Gregory Ridge Trail from Willie Myers' place at wist end of Cade's Cove, Tenn. From Myers', trail follows Forge Creek, then turns up Gregory Ridge (formerly Fork Ridge) and leads to Rich Gap, on State line. From Rich Gap, trail turns west along divide to Gregory Bald. Distances: from Myers'up Forge Creek, 0.5; up Gregory Ridge to Rich. Gap, 4.2; Rich Gap to Gregory Bald. 0.25. Trail climbs 3,000 ft. (3) 'Twenty-Mile Creek 'Trail. Leaving N.C. #288 at Twenty-Mile Creek, tmil follows that creek to its Left Fork, then along Left Fork for about 1.0 mile. Trail then turns right up a hollow to top of Longhungry Ridge, along ridge to State line, and west along State line to Gregory Bald. Distance, from park boundary, about 8 miles. Class B 'Trail: steep on Longhungry Ridge; rest, good. GUYOT, Mr.: On State line. 0) See Appalachian Trail. (2) Ramsey Prong Trail. From Greenbrier, 'Tenn., trail follow. Little Pigeon River to Ramsey Prong. Trail then turns left, following Ramsey Prong up through valley between Greenbrier Pinnacle Mtn., on north, and Guyot Spur on south, passing Ramsey Fork Cascades on way. 'Trail tops 47
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