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Let Your Feet Lead You on the Scenic Trails of the Ocoee Region!
The Ocoee Region is full of beautiful hiking trails that will transport you...allowing you and your family to get away from the hustle and bustle of your daily lives and to experience nature at its best. Whether you enjoy long winding trails that are difficult or a short trail perfect for the kids, the Ocoee Region has something for you!
For most hikers, the Cherokee National Forest has the most variety of trail difficulties, from easy to advanced. Both the Appalachian Trail and the Benton McKaye trail run through the area, providing hikers with opportunities to hike long distances if they choose. The Forest is the location for the popular Benton Falls Trail, which is part of the Chilhowee Trail Complex. The last of the council grounds of the Cherokee Nation before their removal along the tragic Trail of Tears. A Cherokee farm and council house of the period have been replicated to offer visitors a glimpse of how the area might have looked 150 years ago. The sacred council spring produces over 400,000 gallons of sapphire-blue water a day, providing the area's long-ago residents with fresh spring water. An interpretative center houses a theater, exhibits and artifacts. Recreational facilities include a 500-seat amphitheater, a picnic pavilion, picnic area with grills and tables, and a two-mile loop trail with a beautiful limestone overlook tower. This trail is perfect for beginners and for hikers with small children. A 720-acre passive, nature oriented park. Five-mile walking trail, 100+ year-old springhouse, fishing pond and picnic area. Other features are a boardwalk, observation walkway and amphitheater. On Tennessee Nursery Road.
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Walk the path less travelled, pause and take a deep breath of clean, pure mountain air. See the beauty of nature surrounding you, hear the birds singing in the trees, the distant sound of a waterfall and the leaves crunching under your feet. These are the joys of hiking and the Ocoee Region is a fabulous place to experience them!
