Tennessee hiking trails - Rock Creek Trail, Great Smoky Mountains, Polk County
LOCATION
Latitude: 35.07556
Longitude: -84.42583
User input for Rock Creek Trail, Great Smoky Mountains, Polk County, Tennessee:
Bill Brophy:
Once we left the starting point, we did not see any trail markings or info. about the trail. We hiked for almost two hours and the trail had no signs of circling back to the trail head so we turned around and returned via the same route. Should have info. signs telling hikers that you have traveled x number of miles and you have x number of miles to travel to reach the starting point.
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| | In the Great Smoky Mountains you'll find lots of hiking trails, there's no better way to enjoy these mountains. If you are in Tennessee during hiking season you have to go hiking. A good site for whitewater paddling close to Rock Creek Trail is Ocoee River, and Rock Creek Trail is a great place to visit for more than one day, Black Bear Cove is a great place to camp nearby. Rock Creek Trail is located quite a long drive from Cleveland but it is a really good trail.
Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and |
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Rock Creek Trail in Polk County, Tennessee is just the place. For the period of the summer, highs usually are in the 80's at Rock Creek Trail. When the night sets in temperatures sink down into the 60's. High temperatures during the wintertime are normally in the 40's; nighttime
| lows at Rock Creek Trail through the winter frequently dip into the 20's.
In the event that you don’t have a problem getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Goforth Creek, and let's not forget Laurel Branch which is a stream that you may run into while you're here. The smiling people of Cleveland like to hang out nearby, and Cuddle Up Cabin Rentals is a tremendous campground nearby. And if you're still looking for more outdoors entertaining stuff just keep reading.
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Mountains. You might want to pay a visit to Johnson Gap while you're here at Rock Creek Trail; Wildcat Creek is one of the streams nearby that might be worth going to. Rock Creek Trail is a relatively wet place usually with a good deal of rainfall; throughout March this area sees the most rain, and the driest month of the year is October.
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| These outdoors activities are available near Rock Creek Trail. |
| | Trails Near Rock Creek Trail:
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Dry Pond Lead Trail, Polk County
, 2 miles away |
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Rogers Branch Trail, Polk County
, 4 miles away |
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Smith Mountain Trail, Polk County
, 5 miles away |
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Licklog Trail, Polk County
, 5 miles away |
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Rough Creek Trail, Polk County
, 6 miles away |
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John Muir National Recreation Trail, Polk County
, 6 miles away |
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Fork Ridge Trail, Polk County
, 6 miles away |
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| | Whitewater Near Rock Creek Trail:
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Ocoee River, Polk County
County
, 3 miles away, Class III-IV - 5 miles long (Ocoee #3 to Ocoee #2 Dam) |
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Goforth Creek, Polk County
County
, 5 miles away, Class IV-V - 5 miles long (to Ocoee) |
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Wolf Creek, Polk County
County
, 6 miles away, Class IV+ - 2.3 miles long (FR to Hiawassee River) |
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Hiwassee River, Polk County
County
, 6 miles away, Class II - 5.8 miles long (Appalachia Powerhouse to Bridge at Reliance) |
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Little Loss Creek, Polk County
County
, 7 miles away, Class -blank- - 2 miles long (into Big Loss Creek) |
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| | Hotels Near Rock Creek Trail:
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Ramada Limited Of Blue Ridge, Blue Ridge
, 13 miles away |
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Comfort Inn & Suites, Blue Ridge
, 13 miles away |
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Blue Ridge - Days Inn, Blue Ridge
, 14 miles away |
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Best Western Mountain View Inn, East Ellijay
, 23 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Murphy, Nc, Murphy
, 26 miles away |
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