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Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Albright Grove Loop
This 7-mile loop is a trailside study of the past: old cabins, ancient forests, and the legacy of a pioneering conservationist.
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| Author: | Radford |
| Activity: | Hiking |
| State: | Tennessee (TN) |
| Distance: | 3.9 mi |
| Difficulty: | 5 / 10 |
| Rating: | Unrated |
TO TRAILHEAD: From Gatlinburg, TN, head E on US 321. In 15.7 mi., turn R onto Baxter Rd. In .3 mi., turn R on Laurel Spring Rd. Park in small pulloff @ NPS gate.
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MAL01
| Distance: 3.90 mi | Points: 318 |
Maddron Bald Albright Grove Loop
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MAL001
Location: 35.769379, -83.266693Gradually ascend on Maddron Bald Trail (gravel road) through hemlocks and rhododendrons; Buckeye Creek rushes on L
MAL002
Location: 35.762699, -83.270897Cabin of farmer Willis Baxter (c.1889); park historians believe this small home was built from a single American Chestnut tree. (A blight has wiped out these massive giants)
MAL003
Location: 35.755470, -83.271698Straight @ 4-way
MAL004
Location: 35.747070, -83.278511On R, large piles of rocks act as old fence lines; chickweed and showy orchid flourish in open stands of poplar, maple
MAL005
Location: 35.743778, -83.279137Stand of large hemlock with blue cohosh, trout lilies, hepatica, and trillium carpeting forest floor below
MAL006
Location: 35.737869, -83.278084Cross Indian Camp Creek on log footbridge; climb steep (maybe wet) trail
MAL007
Location: 35.737339, -83.279716L @ Y, starting Albright Grove Loop Trail (named after 2nd NPS director Horace Albright, an early advocate for this and other national parks E of the Mississippi)
MAL008
Location: 35.735260, -83.275513R @ T
MAL009
Location: 35.735199, -83.276779After short climb, check out two large silverbell trees on R whose flaking bark shines blue
MAL010
Location: 35.735031, -83.279694Path drops 200 ft. on return back to WPT 7; backtrack to trailhead
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