Photo: NPS / W. Bielenberg, public domain
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Cades Cove Loop
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
22 stops + 5 stories · ~17 min
Plus short extra stories between stops. You can switch them off in the player.
Full drive about 70 minutes at an easy pace, plus any stops you make.
Save this tour before you drive into the park — there is little or no phone signal inside, and unsaved stops will not play.
Before you start
- Mount the phone where the driver can see it, and turn the car audio or volume up.
- Start anywhere on the route. Directions
- Press Start, then just drive. Each story plays when you reach it.
A one-way drive around the eleven-mile Cades Cove Loop Road, through the most-visited valley in the national park — open meadows, historic churches and cabins, and some of the best wildlife spotting in the Smokies.
Once we know where you are, we'll suggest the nearest stop. You can also start manually below.
Browse stops manually →
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How this tour works
One quick permission
We only use your location to play each story at the right spot. It never leaves your phone.
Your phone will ask next. Please tap Allow.