Big Branch Trail   Put on your hiking shoes and hit the trail, Big Branch Trail in Haywood County, North Carolina is a good choice. Big Branch Trail is not very near Newport at all but many people like to hike here to be close to nature. In the Great Smoky Mountains there are many great hiking trails, it's a great hiking area. This part of North Carolina is always a pleasure to visit during hiking season. A pleasant trip to Dogwood Flats is a perfect way to spend an afternoon;     why not take a little trip to Gilliland Creek if you're here. Yeah, come up here to the Great Smoky Mountains for a magnificent time. Lots of people from Hartford come to Big Branch Trail, and whitewater paddling is not for everyone but if it's for you then, we recommend Big Creek. There's so much to do here at Big Branch Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Fox Fire Camp And Canoe is a glorious place for that. There's whitewater on Pigeon River for all you thrill seekers, and Ball Branch is close to Big Branch Trail and is always a bliss to pop by. Ivy Gap is near Big Branch Trail and is a fine location; if you came to camp Cosby Ranch is a delightful place to do that. Yep,   outdoors enjoyable things to do are truly plentiful here at Big Branch Trail. Summertime brings highs in the 80's to Big Branch Trail, and through summer nights temperatures are in the 60's. For the duration of the winter highs are in the 40's, and nighttime lows in the 20's for Big Branch Trail. Be the first to review Big Branch Trail SUBMIT INPUT     Map Map Campgrounds Nearby List of Nearby Campgrounds Weather Local weather forecast These outdoors activities are available near Big Branch Trail.   Trails Near Big Branch Trail: Baxter Creek Trail, Haywood County , 1 miles away Asbury Trail, Haywood County , 4 miles away   Campgrounds Near Big Branch Trail: Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Big Creek, Hartford , 2 miles away Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Mt Sterling, Hartford , 2 miles away Davenport Gap Shelter - Appalachian Trail, Hartford , 3 miles away Davenport Gap Shelter - Appalachian Trail, Hartford , 3 miles away Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Upper Walnut Bottom, Cosby , 4 miles away   Whitewater Near Big Branch Trail: Big Creek, Haywood County , 2 miles away, Class IV - 2 miles long (NPS Campground to Confluence with Big Pigeon) Pigeon River, Cocke County , 3 miles away, Class II-III - 4.2 miles long (Walter's Power Plant at Waterville to Bridge at Hartford) Pigeon River, Cocke County , 3 miles away, Class III+ - 4.66 miles long (Big Creek to Hartford) Whitewater Outfitter - Pigeon River Officer, Cocke County , 3 miles away, Whitewater outfitter Big Creek, Haywood County , 4 miles away, Class V - 5.4 miles long (Walnut Bottom to NPS Campground)   Public Lands Near Big Branch Trail: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg - TN , 28 miles away Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville - NC , 38 miles away Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina , 35 miles away Panther Creek State Park, Tennessee , 36 miles away   Hotels Near Big Branch Trail: The Swag, Waynesville , 9 miles away Ramada Maggie Valley, Maggie Valley , 12 miles away Jonathan Creek Inn, Maggie Valley , 12 miles away Misty Mountain Ranch B B Cab, Maggie Valley , 12 miles away Best Western Mountainbrook Inn, Maggie Valley , 12 miles away   Lakes Near Big Branch Trail Waterville Lake, Haywood County , 4 miles away