The popular trail will close in January for major improvements, the National Park Service announced. Laure Falls Trail will close for an 18-month rehabilitation project beginning Jan. 6.

Juney Whank Falls Trail Not up for a long trip? It’s just a 0.8-mile hike to this waterfall. Find the trailhead on Deep Creek Road. For a map of the park, see the National Park Service’s website.

Abrams Falls Trail is one of the busiest trails in the park in one of the busiest areas of the park, Cades Cove. The trail winds through a pine-oak forest along Abrams Creek for 2.5 miles before ...

The National Park Service will begin a major rehabilitation on Laurel Falls Trail, one of the most popular trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The trail will close for 18 months ...