The Woody Cemetery is one of the cemeteries in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park that is maintained by the National Park ServiceĮarlier this year, my husband, John, and I attended Decoration Day at the Woody Cemetery and were made welcome.

Danny Bernstein and Marielle DeJong led the others back to their cars via the tunnel. Two of our group are considering working toward becoming 900 Milers, so it was nice for them to get in this 1.6-mile trail without making an extra trip to Bryson City. One of the neat things about this hike is there are options to add a little more or stick to the basic hike.įor instance, four of us took the tunnel bypass trail back to the cars, which added one extra mile. There were 12 enthusiastic hikers - just the right number for an enjoyable day for all. We had a perfect day weather-wise for this lollipop-shaped hike from the tunnel on Lakeshore-White Oak Branch-Forney Creek-Lakeshore, with side trips down to the lake from campsite #74 and to the Woody (Family) Cemetery - for a total of 9.4 miles. The November Classic Hike of the Smokies was led by Gracia Slater, who lacks just three short hikes to complete her second “map” – completing all 900 miles of trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.īy Gracia Slater Hikers at the “Road to Nowhere” tunnel on the Lakeshore Trail.

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