Smoky Mountains Hike: Explore Cascades and Waterfalls

Embark on an adventurous hiking tour in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Explore pristine cascades and waterfalls on a little-known trail, with stunning views of mountains, wildflowers, and swimming holes.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park - On this hike, we’ll explore a popular trail, passing several beautiful cascades and views before taking a less traveled trail to view spectacular cascades and falls. We’ll learn about this varied forest, enjoy some beautiful old growth trees and in the spring, pause in wonder at the variety of wildflowers….
What's Included
  • Professional Guide
  • Snacks
  • Other
What's Not Included
  • Gratuity for your guide is not included in the cost. Industry standard recommends 15-20%.
  • Bottled water
  • Rain Gear - we do have extra emergency ponchos on hand if needed.
  • Transportation
  • Parking Tag not included.
Additional Information

With 3100 miles of streams in the Smokies, there are thousands of beautiful stretches of white water. Adventure awaits as you explore the magic of pristine cascades and waterfalls on a little-known trail. We’ll warm up on a more popular trail, pausing to enjoy smaller cascades before turning onto a less traveled section of the Park. In the winter, we’ll…

Location
Sugarlands Visitor Center
Fighting Creek Gap Road
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park will require parking passes for any vehicle stopping longer than 15 minutes. **NOTE: You will follow the guide in your own vehicle to the trailhead.**
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Rebecca_j
Oct 9, 2025
Great tour! - We had such a a good time on our hike. China is a fantastic guide! She is such an enjoyable person and shared a ton of interesting info. We saw several gorgeous waterfalls and fall colors. Even on a day when the weather was "moody," we couldn't have spent our time better.
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Frank_b
Oct 4, 2025
Fun hike - The nice things about having a guide is the sharing on knowledge. Our guide did just that. It's nice to just hike, but learning things on the way make it better. The hike was mostly gentle. The rough trail, a dried stream, was tricky. But he stopped many times allowing all to catch up.
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Cynthia_b
Oct 2, 2025
Down by the River - It was a scenic walk on easily navigated ground with minimal physical demands. The guide was knowledgeable and had interesting information to share.
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Nicole
Sep 6, 2025
Great Tour Company & Guide! We love a Walk in the Woods! - China was a fantastic guide! This was our second tour with a Walk in the Woods tour group and we'd gladly book future tours. The tour was well organized and China was a wealth of information regarding both flora and fauna.
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Carrie_f
Sep 2, 2025
Definitely recommend the... - Definitely recommend the earlier the better, you will love it. Not as many people on trail then. Nice
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Jeffrey_s
Aug 2, 2025
Great Tour and Great Guide - Our guide Mike was very knowledgeable and friendly and customized the tour for us. We would highly recommend this tour. It was excellent.
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Gina_w
Jul 26, 2025
Best experience and fantastic views. - Great experience and learned so much! Our guide was fantastic!! As a former park ranger she was so full of knowledge, experience, had great stories! The hike was absolutely beautiful!! We had nice learning breaks to catch our breath, dipped our feet in the streams, I would 100% recommend this hike to anyone visiting the Great Smoky Mountains!
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Kimberly_p
Jul 25, 2025
Thank you Kells! - Kells was a terrific guide. She was very enthusiastic and informative! She went the extra mile to answer questions and point things out on our hike.
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255nikiv
Jul 20, 2025
- Lucy was great! Very knowledgeable and was a joy to be around! The views were breath taking. Highly recommend doing this hike!
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Diwanji
Sep 23, 2025
Chimney Top Hike - Nice hike with informative guide, left 914am ,a bit late, waiting in the parking lot, and then drove ourselves instead of the expected guide operator vehicle to one hiking spot 15 17 minutes away, thus missing the opportunity to enjoy the scenic ride and perhaps further interaction and information from the guide. It may well be better to meet at the hiking trail point, that information could be given the night before the trip, after the cancelation window, and waiting time for the late shows be also restricted. The hike itself was great!
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From $77
up to 11 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).