View from the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail
Baskins Creek Trail
Bud Ogle Farm
I took a trip with the family around the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail outside of Gatlinburg, TN. This is a five mile, one way tour that is known as a "motorized nature trail". From the main parkway in downtown Gatlinburg, (Hwy 441), turn at stoplight #8 onto Airport Road. You will come up on a confusing intersection, but continue straight.
I recommend stopping at the historic Bud Ogle Farm that you will pass on your left as you enter the park area. There is a scenic short nature trail that goes around the farm that we walked through in the month of June when we were last here. It is worth the stop before continuing on through the motor nature trail.
Roaring Fork Creek was not running very fast, but in the spring, it is something to see. It was still very beautiful in October. The "Place of a Thousand Drips" was beautiful, although not dripping like it did back in June. This is a very nice waterfall not far from the road.
There are many photographic opportunities for those who are not up to a long hike by foot. There are many trails that cut through the motor nature trail, however. One of my favorites is the Trillium Gap Trail that leads up to Grotto Falls and beyond.
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