HIKE: Ramsey Cascades - Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Let’s visit one of the highest water features in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park accessible by trail. Along the way, we’ll pass between the 2 “sentinel” tulip trees and then round the bend to the really giant tulip tree (we’ll see how many of us it takes to reach around it). We’ll admire the extensive rehabilitation that has been completed on the trail, resulting in one somewhat easier to traverse than in the past (though nothing can be done about the steepness of the last mile of the hike). If the recent dry weather continues, the cascades may not be at their peak; but, they’re still an awesome sight to behold.
Round trip on the trail is 8 miles with an elevation gain of 2185 ft, rated Moderate to Difficult due to the steep climb over the last mile.
Our Moderate hikes are: 5-10 miles and/or elevation change of 1000-1800', on trail hiking. Hikers should be regularly hiking 5+ miles with 400-500 feet of continuous elevation gain over a mile, at a 2.0-2.5 mph pace.
For more information and to register for this hike, go to the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club website here.