A Best Atlas Day in the Great Smoky Mountains

The plan

1. Morning

   

   Drive

   Cades Cove Loop

   Drive · 27 stops · ~17 min narration

   6.3 km to the next start (straight line)

2. Midday

   

   Heritage site

   Cable Mill Historic Area

   Heritage site · 12 stops · ~9 min narration

   29.9 km to the next start (straight line)

3. Afternoon

   

   Drive

   Newfound Gap Road

   Drive · 28 stops · ~22 min narration

Photo credits:NPS / W. Bielenberg, public domainNPS, public domainCourtesy U.S. National Parks, public domain