Cades Cove Loop: 7 tips including how long it takes
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- The Cades Cove Loop, located a few miles beyond the Townsend Park entrance, is one of the most popular destinations in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
And it’s a great way to experience the beauty of the Great Smoky Mountains - drive-thru style.
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My husband and I rode bicycles around the Cades Cove loop on our honeymoon (46 yrs. ago). It was off season, very little traffic and it was beautiful.
Now that would be cool... to go on a long bike ride there. 👍
We were there when folks still lived there. No traffic. Ford the little stream. Cattle still in the pastures. Searched the graveyards for my wife's family name and the names of other families she knew. Peaceful, quiet, totally rural. With a sense of history long gone but lingering still.
Used to be a paradise to visit, but now, traffic jams caused by inconsiderate people who park in the road, because they are photographing wildlife and many times, getting much too close to bears with cubs, literally back traffic up for miles. We literally had to turn our engine off due to such. No use in wasting expensive gas when we could not go forward. If you go in the afternoon, please do not have any plans for that night. It took us over 3 hours to go thru the last time. We can sit in plenty of traffic at home. It's a shame some people take something so beautiful and ruin it for others
As sad as it is, there is absolutely no respect for the animals or people. This is my backyard, so to speak, and it has gotten to a place where I despise tourist season. The people are awful.
My husband will not drive there anymore😢
I am almost 62 years old, and my whole life i have been turned off by other people's behavior! I guess I should not be that way, but I look around and just see nothing but selfish, immature people that only care about themselves and their children and grandchildren. This is especially true with sports! Parents as coaches sucks! So I am sure that they are great tourists too! NOT! I have lost almost all interest in traveling ANYWHERE!!!!!
Thanks for sharing, my first trip to the Cove coming up.
We love Cades Cove we will back October there this. ❤ Hope you are well.....from Fort Worth, Texas
Went this past February and the traffic wasn't that bad. I'd recommend going as early as possible to beat the crowd during the travel season
You can forget the supposed 2 to 3 hours it takes to tour Cades Cove.
We went June 6 of 2023. We got there before 11 o’clock and it was after 3 o’clock when we left; more than four hours of mostly ‘Stopped’ with an occasional 50 feet of ‘Go’ in horrendous traffic.
Felt sorry for the couple in the car that overheated!
It takes between 3 hrs to 8 years
Best to go on a weekday and season wise when the kids are likely in school. Some people are really inconsiderate with blocking the road for extended time.
Go early and during the week
I wish tourists would be more respectful when they visit. Stop getting out and going around wildlife just to take pictures. Be respectful and responsible when you visit someone else's backyard.
So...how far is Cades Cove from Gatlinburg?
It can take about an hour from Gatlinburg - It's closer to Townsend
Been many times, never saw an elk. Saw everything else though, including coyotes. Was there last week, did not see any coyotes.
Abrams Falls sucks, not much 2 see