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Wednesday Hike: Needles Eye, Big South Fork (LOOP hike)

  • 10/07/2026
  • 9:00 AM
  • Leatherwood Ford parking lot, Big South Fork
  • 25

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We will Hike south along the John Muir trail, With views of the big South Fork river. We will cross the O&W Bridge, and start, climbing, to see Devils Den (Huge rock house), A spectacular overlook of the river, and perhaps a little fall foliage. Winding among several crisscross pathways will make our way to a rather ordinary, looking spur trail that leads to the needles eye, an incredible Sandstone formation in the BSF.

The Hike is 8.6 miles rated moderate

Meet at Hardee’s 107 Buffalo Road near I 75, Clinton, TN at 7:30am or at Leatherwood Ford parking lot at 9 AM. Drive 110 miles RT (@.07 miles=$8.00 rounded up). 

Hike leader will meet you at Leatherwood Ford parking lot at 9 AM ready to hike.

Leader Louise Miniard lminiard00@gmail.com

For information about the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, visit the NPS website or call the information line at (865) 436-1200.

Smoky Mountains Hiking Club

PO Box 51592

Knoxville, TN 37950-1592

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