Forney Ridge Trail (Upper End) - Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN - Wikipedia Entries on Waymarking.com

Forney Ridge Trail begins at the west end of the Clingman's Dome parking lot. The trail is a 3.5 miles round trip to Andrews Bald, an open grassy area that can be a very good overlook on clear days. In June Andrews Bald is home to several colors of wild azaleas. "The upper portions of the Forney Ridge Trail used to be an extremely rugged pathway of creek run-off, rocks and small boulders. Fortunately for hikers of all levels, the Friends of the Smokies, through the Trails Forever program, made some much needed improvements to this section of trail in the fall of 2008. Hiking to Andrews Bald is now much easier than it used to be."

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Down past Andrews Bald, the Forney Ridge Trail continues its descent down Forney Ridge, eventually coming down to Board Camp Gap and its junction with the Springhouse Branch Trail at 5.6 miles. This trail can be taken in conjunction with the Noland Divide Trail and then later the Forney Creek Trail back up to the Forney Ridge Parking Area for a long 18-mile backpacking loop, or, by turning left at the Forney Creek Trail, down to Fontana Lake in North Carolina.

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