Spruce Fir Nature Trail

Spruce Fir Nature Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Spruce Fir Nature Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Spruce Fir Nature Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.59543, -83.46013. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Spruce Fir Nature Trail

• Mount Collins · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mount Mingus · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~3 km · Must-see
• Newfound Gap Overlook · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~5 km · Must-see
• Chimney Tops · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~5 km · Must-see
• Kuwohi · viewpoint · Swain · ~6 km · Must-see
• Kuwohi · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~6 km · Must-see
• Anakeesta Knob · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~8 km · Must-see
• Grotto Falls Smokey Mountains · waterfall · East Tennessee · ~8 km · Must-see
• Great Smoky Mountains · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~8 km · Must-see
• Andrews Bald · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mount Le Conte · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Kephart · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~9 km · Must-see
• Charlies Bunyon · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Silers Bald · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mitchell Falls · waterfall · East Tennessee · ~13 km · Must-see
• Roaring Fork Falls · waterfall · East Tennessee · ~16 km · Must-see
• Gatlinburg Space Needle · attraction · East Tennessee · ~17 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · East Tennessee · ~17 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Spruce Fir Nature Trail

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• Bartram Trail · trek · Macon · ~70 km · Must-see
• Arkaquah Trail · trek · Union · ~109 km · Must-see
• Mountains-to-Sea Trail · trek · Buncombe · ~125 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Trail · trek · East Tennessee · ~128 km · Must-see
• Duncan Ridge Trail · trek · Union · ~138 km · Must-see
• Alum Cave Trail · trek · East Tennessee · ~7 km
• Boulevard Trail · trek · East Tennessee · ~8 km
• Foothills Trail · trek · Pickens · ~107 km
• Road Prong Trail · trek · East Tennessee · ~3 km

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