Anyone ever stayed in Gatlinburg Tennessee? I\'m going there for a romantic getaway?
Anyone ever stayed in Gatlinburg Tennessee? I\'m going there for a romantic getaway?
Iwent there when i was 6 and Iremember a mountain lion (or whatever the local cat is)being on our porch one night when we got home from dinner. I also went there on a band trip in 10th grade.
I ran in there. Not much running from where I was. There are no sidewalks and its usually not safe to run on the streets (small roads, no strett lights in some areas)
Its alright, not great. Lot of tourist traps everywhere. I suggest the thirty minute drive to Cades Cove for an 11 mile loop run. Perfect this time of year!!!
run from downtown past the TGI Fridays and you'll come across a some trails on your right hand side (about 400m past the TGI Fridays).........run on these for about 1.5 miles then there are some decent, but hilly trails that start at the visitor center. The best trail heads up the mountain for about 8 miles or so
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I was just up the road in Pigeon Forge this summer. Spent a couple days in G'burg. Running in town would be impossible but lots of trails that would have possibilities. The roads look like they'd be great but lots of curves, traffic and no shoulders as I recall.
Romantic weekend in Gatlinburg? Impossible!
If you have to go to the Smokies for a "romantic getaway" you'd do better to go to Townsend, which is about 20 or so miles away.
IMHO, as a native East Tennessean, I would say that Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge/Sevierville suck.
Townsend can be romantic. Gatlinburg sucks, and Pigeon Forge rivals Gary IN for ugliness.
But far more importantly, you can actually run in Townsend. There's a bike path on both side of the main road for several miles in each direction with pedestrian underpasses here and there; side roads are pretty good, too, especially on the side closest to the park.
Now if you want a challenging run, start in the Cades Cove campground and take Rich Mountain road into Townsend. Yikes, was that scary.
Would have to agree about the appearance of pigeon forge. At least Gary IN has some character and substance. PF is pretty much plastic and blinking neon. Pretty country if you get out of town though.
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