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Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail For an intimate experience of the Great Smoky Mountains’ lush mountain wilderness, don’t miss Roaring Fork Nature Trail! Along this five mile long narrow and winding road you’ll have the opportunity to discover some of nature’s secrets, and to learn the story of the people who once lived here. Rushing mountain streams, old-growth forest dominated by cove hardwoods and hemlocks, cascades, rapids and falls adorn the roadside, with many easily accessible hiking trails. Well preserved log cabins and other historic buildings can be found,
and at the end of Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail you will find Ely’s Mill, a family owned and operated grist mill built in 1925. To access Roaring Fork, follow the Parkway to Gatlinburg, traffic light #8. Follow the Historic Nature Trail Road to the Cherokee Orchard National Park entrance. Slightly beyond the Rainbow Falls trailhead is the one-way Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail. Please note that buses, trailers, motor homes and bicycles are not permitted on the motor nature trail. Page 3