30/05/2023
This hike touches one of the most remote sections of the Appalachian Trail and provides visitors with one of the park’s best views. From Big Creek Ranger Station in the northeast part of the park, hike the Chestnut Branch Trail to the Appalachian Trail. Then travel westward to 4,928-foot Mount Cammerer, where a 0.6-mile spur leads to a fire tower made of a rock and wood by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Depression. It offers a view of the east end of the park—showcasing seemingly endless ridges of the forest-cloaked Smoky Mountains. Descend by way of Big Creek Trail.