Pocket Wilderness, Tennessee, United States
5.0 (17 reviews) Spent Ranking #2 in Dayton Hiking Trails
Best Hike Outside the Smokies
Beautiful easy hike relatively level terrain, lots of small children go on the first part of this hike. It is gorgeous water views and would have swimming available in the summer it has lots of rock rockclimbing places in the months where you wouldn't have to deal with snakes. The first part of this trail is 1.7 miles long. Then there is a bridge which is currently out but supposed to be replaced in 2017. The creek beyond that could possibly be waded and if so the hike continues and you can go right up Laurel Falls or you can go left for a longer hike to Snow falls. There are back country camp that's available along this hike. We will definitely return.
Address
1099 Pocket Wilderness Road, Dayton, TN 37321
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Website
http://www.cumberlandtrail.org/maps-and-guides/trail-segments/laurel-snow/laurel-snow-sna-section/
Current local date and time now
Sunday, May 12, 2024, 19:25
User Ratings
5.0 based on (17 reviews)
Reviews
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5Lisa D 5:00 PM Nov 9, 2021
Beautiful gem
We hiked here on a college visit. The road is not maintained to reach it but it is worth the drive. The road ends after 1 mile and there is ample parking at the end. There are several trails that are "in and out" loops leading to several waterfalls. The main trail is beside a river. Gorgeous colors! A must see when in the area!
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5WhitneyP11080 5:00 PM Jul 9, 2018
Fun Hike
We went here the last few times we've been to Dayton. Its a beautiful hiking trail. Relatively easy at first then the trail gets narrower and becomes more of a climb but worth it when you get to Laurel Falls. We had to wade in the creek to get there though. The bridge went out a couple years back and they don't plan on replacing it (talked to some park rangers about it.). We thought about taking the longer trail and going to Snow Falls as well but we were pretty much beat by the time we got to Laurel Falls. ALSO, if you do plan to go back to the falls, there are more snakes that way. Each time we've been here we have come across Copperheads. Don't kill them. Its a $10,000 fine. And for history people like me, there is an older gent that works as a park ranger there. He is VERY knowledgeable about the history of the area. I found it very interesting to learn about the coal mines & coal mine accidents and the fact that the pipe that you come across a few times on the hike was Dayton's water supply back in the day.
