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6. Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail
One of the highlights of the looping Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail (a calming contrast
to the touristy hubbub of nearby Gatlinburg) is the cool curtain of water known as Grotto
Falls, hidden within a hemlock forest a half hour's walk from one of the loop's parking
areas. If you like, follow the trail past the falls for four strenuous miles to the top of Mt.
LeConte. One of the loftiest of the Great Smoky Mountains, LeConte offers vistas that
amply reward those who make the climb.
The Roaring Fork Motor Trail is steeped in natural beauty and history, offering rushing mountain streams, glimpses of
old-growth forest, and a number of well-preserved log cabins, grist mills, and other historic buildings.
7. Greeneville
Wending north and east of Gatlinburg, the drive follows Rte. 321 and another short stretch
oftheFoothillsParkwaytothesmallcityofGreeneville.Backin1826,Greenevilleoffered
a fresh start in life for a young tailor so intent on self-improvement that he paid a boy
to read to him while he sewed. His shop soon became a gathering place for anyone who
wantedtotalkpolitics.Thetailor'snamewasAndrewJohnson,andGreenevillesethimoff
on the path to public life, which led—upon the assassination of Abraham Lincoln—to the
presidency of the United States.
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