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re: Looking for a backpacking destination idea...
Posted on 2/19/13 at 12:36 pm to Chicken
Posted on 2/19/13 at 12:36 pm to Chicken
I went on the AT around the Smokies back 6 years ago. There weren't any lakes, just the ridge with vistas on both sides. I went first week in April. It was brutally cold (for me, i hate being cold) and even had snow fall on us the second night.
Posted on 2/27/13 at 2:35 pm to colorchangintiger
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I went on the AT around the Smokies back 6 years ago. There weren't any lakes, just the ridge with vistas on both sides. I went first week in April. It was brutally cold (for me, i hate being cold) and even had snow fall on us the second night.
The Appalachian Trail cuts across Fontana Dam on the southern border of the Smokies National Park in North Carolina. You could probably find a few places alongside Fontana Lake near the dam.
There's also another trail that intersects the AT that appears to follow Fontana Lake in the national park. I haven't really explored the southern parts of the national park, but the entire area is amazing.
Edit: TRUERockyTop identified the Benton MacKaye Trail, which is the trail I was talking about.
Great Smoky Moutains National Park Trail Map
This post was edited on 2/27/13 at 2:42 pm
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