(Well, we won't be hiking all the trails this year.)
How many miles is that? Well currently that total sits at 803.04 miles, but most people tend to round that up to about 900 miles.
Now the thing about hiking the 900 or so miles of trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP), and remember we rounded that number up, is that when you are done, you will have hiked a lot more than 900 miles! Sometimes in order to hike one trail, you may have to "rehike" another trail or section of trail that you have already covered. Also, we have decided to include all the shorter trails marked as "Guided Walkways" or "Nature Trails" on the National Georgraphic Trails Illustrated Map
of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. First of all, it's a great way to get the kiddos on the trail. Second of all, why not once you have committed to hiking all the trails anyhow. For this reason I plan to keep a running total of both new miles hiked and total miles for each hike completed over on the side bar.So, even though we've done a respectable amount of hiking in the Smokies over the last fifteen or so years, Andy and I have decided to throw the log book out and start anew. Most of the time we will be hiking together and sometimes the kiddos will come along. To keep track of everything in addition to the sidebar totals, each of us will have his or her own mileage log. Just click one of our names above.
We are not on a schedule and we are not trying to cover miles as fast as possible. This is a goal that is going to take years to achieve. Feel free to follow along.
