Cades Cove Loop

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Cades Cove Loop

stops
27stops
narration
~17 minnarration
between stops, approx.
19.3 kmbetween stops, approx.

Can be saved for offline listening

A 27-stop guided drive · about 17 minutes of narration

Where it starts

Loop Entrance & Orientation

35.6033° N, 83.7775° W

Directions to Loop Entrance & Orientation (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

The stops

  1. Stop 1: Loop Entrance & Orientation
  2. Stop 2: The Cove Opens (first meadow)
  3. Stop 3: Sparks Lane
  4. Stop 4: John Oliver Cabin
  5. Stop 5: The Names on the Map
  6. Stop 6: Primitive Baptist Church
  7. Stop 7: Methodist Church
  8. Stop 8: This Meadow Is Not An Accident
  9. Stop 9: Two Bears Per Square Mile
  10. Stop 10: Hyatt Lane (wildlife crossing)
  11. Stop 11: What Else Is Out There
  12. Stop 12: Missionary Baptist Church
  13. Stop 13: Rich Mountain Road & Cove Views
  14. Stop 14: Cooper Road Trail
  15. Stop 15: Elijah Oliver Place
  16. Stop 16: Abrams Falls Trailhead
  17. Stop 17: Visitor Center & Cable Mill Area
  18. Stop 18: Henry Whitehead Place
  19. Stop 19: Forge Creek & the Back Roads
  20. Stop 20: Cades Cove Nature Trail
  21. Stop 21: Dan Lawson Place
  22. Stop 22: Tipton Place
  23. Stop 23: Carter Shields Cabin
  24. Stop 24: The Back Stretch — Bears & Safety
  25. Stop 25: A Year in the Cove
  26. Stop 26: He Went to the Supreme Court
  27. Stop 27: Loop Exit & What's Next
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