Cherohala Skyway - Skyway Highlights

Skyway Highlights

  • Santeetlah Gap (Mile 0) — junction with Kilmer Road, which accesses Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest
  • Hooper Cove (Mile 2) — picnic area
  • Shute Cove (Mile 3) — picnic area
  • Huckleberry Knob (Mile 9) — short trail to the summit of Huckleberry Knob (el. 5,560ft)
  • Hooper Bald (Mile 10) — short trail to the summit of Hooper Bald (el. 5,429ft)
  • Santeetlah Overlook (Mile 11) — 5,390-foot (1,640 m) view of the upper Santeetlah Creek watershed
  • Big Junction Overlook (Mile 12) — View south from the 5,235-foot (1,596 m) gap between Haw Knob and Big Junction
  • Stratton Ridge (Mile 16) — picnic area; Benton MacKaye Trail access
  • Unicoi Crest (Mile 18) — Tennessee-North Carolina state line, view of the Tellico River valley
  • Falls Branch Falls Trail (Mile 21) — short trail through a patch of old growth forest to a 55-foot (17 m) cascade waterfall
  • Lake View Overlook (Mile 25)
  • Turkey Creek Overlook (Mile 27)
  • Forest Service Road 345 (Mile 29) to Indian Boundary Lake campground
  • Forest Service Road 210 (Mile 39) to Tellico District Ranger Station and Bald River Falls
  • Cherohala Skyway Visitor Center and Charles Hall Museum (Mile 43)

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