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Great Smoky
Mountains National Park
Length: 2.5 miles
Rating: Moderate
This trail is
isolated from other trails around the Balsam Mountain Area, but it is
exceptionally beautiful and makes a wonderful day hike. This creek
headwater trail is moderate in difficulty, descending 400 feet in 2.5
miles.
The
trail begins near Balsam Mountain Campground at the Heintooga Picnic Area,
where there is an outstanding lookout at the far end of the grounds.
Following Flat Creek through open grassy forest, a gradual, almost level,
path leads 2 miles to Flat Creek Falls and a view of the middle ridge of
the Smoky Mountains.
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