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A common question we hear is "What are your favorite hikes in the region?" so below are our top recommendations within different hiking objectives.

Doe River Gorge - follow an old railroad bed through two tunnels along Doe River
Lakeside Trail - hike around Bays Mountain Park reservior and into animal habitat area
South Holston Dam Spillway Trail - easy road down to lake shore - great place for skipping rocks
Twin Pinnacles or Rhododendron Trail at Grayson Highlands State Park in Aug-Sept for huckleberries (and ponies!)
Warriors Path State Park - All of their trails with the exception of Devil's Backbone are good for quick family hikes

These are hikes leading to or passing by waterfalls - not drive up views.

Laurel Fork Gorge - large cascade water is probably most commonly led club hike over the years
Virgin Falls, Crossville TN - Comes out of a cave, down 140' before disappearing into another cave at bottom
Little Stony Creek Falls - plunge and cascade waterfalls seen on hike up creek gorge - currently has some blowdowns to navigate
Margarette Falls - 60' cascading waterfall
Gentry Creek Falls - two tiered waterfall reached by couple mile hike up along creek
Ramsey Cascades, Great Smoky Mtn NP - highest waterfall accessible by trail in the Smokies
Buckeye Falls in Clarks Creek Recreation Area - tallest cascading waterfall in Tennessee

Big Bald (5516 ft) on the AT is the highest point in Unicoi County
Wilburn Ridge or Twin Pinnacles (5089 and 5068 feet) in Grayson Highlands State Park
Little Rock Knob (4918 ft) on the AT in the Iron Mountain Gap to Carver's Gap section
Beartown Mountain (4689 ft) was suggested at the 2011 Spring Dinner Meeting
Blackstack Cliffs (4452 ft) up on Camp Creek Bald
Grassy Ridge (6160 ft) in Roan Highlands

Unique things to see (or eat!) that depend on the time of year

Catawba Rhododendron
- Grassy Ridge - When?
- Rhododenron Gardens - June
Ramps
- On the way to Overmountain Barn Shelter in April
Huckleberry/Blueberry
- Grayson Highlands State Park - August to mid September
- On Roan balds on way to Grassy Ridge - Late August to mid September
Blackberry/raspberry
- Sinking Waters - Late June and July
- Fall Creek Loop Trail - Late June and July
Fall Color (October)
- (where?)

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 **On the way to Overmountain Barn Shelter in April
 *Huckleberry/Blueberry
-**[[Grayson Highlands State Park]] - When?
+**[[Grayson Highlands State Park]] - August to mid September
 **On Roan balds on way to [[Grassy Ridge]] - Late August to mid September
 *Blackberry/raspberry