Our Club members are passionate about hiking! Our missions also include education about the outdoors and advocacy for crucial conservation issues. In addition, we proudly maintain 102 miles of Appalachian Trail in the Smokies and Nantahala National Forest. 

Join one of our weekly hikes in the beautiful, rugged Smokies and surrounding natural areas here in East Tennessee. Try your hand at some high-elevation trail maintenance on the Appalachian Trail. Participate in conservation efforts to preserve our natural heritage.

SMHC offers adventure and fun for all kinds of people - like you. Join us!

We welcome visitors on our hikes. Please click here to read our updated COVID guidelines. 

2024 is here, and SMHC is celebrating its Centennial! The 100 mile Hike Challenge has begun (a series of designated hikes you can do on your own, or as scheduled with the Club) to earn a special beautifully designed patch. There are also a series of 3 special History Commemorative Hikes, as well as an off-trail series of hikes.

We will host a Fish-Fry Square Dance (as in the days of old for our Club!) at the Appalachian Clubhouse in Elkmont on May 11. We are planning a Service Project at the former SMHC cabin on July 6. Our Lost Hiker Beer continues to be available at Albright Brewing Company in Knoxville.

Later this year, we will have a Display at Sugarlands Visitor Center in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Our Centennial Celebration Banquet with displays, a speaker, and other surprises will be on Saturday October 5, 2024 at the Bearden Banquet Hall.

We also have great Centennial merchandise available! Please click on the Celebrating 100 Years tab on this page for further details on each activity. We hope to see you as much as we can this year!

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You can make a tax-deductible donation to the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club through our donation form.

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