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A Natural Haven Nestled Among the Highest Peaks of the Great Smoky A natural haven • There is one 2-bedroom lodge that has one upper and nestled among the lower double bunk bed in each bedroom and 2 single person beds in the common room. This lodge will sleep a highest peaks of the maximum of 10 guests. Great Smoky • There are two 3-bedroom lodges with one upper and lower Mountains double bunk bed in each bedroom and a single person bed in one of the bedrooms of one lodge and a single person Located near the top bed in the common room of the other lodge. The lodges of the 6593 foot will accommodate a maximum of 13 guests. Mt. LeConte, in the ® There is no electricity at LeConte Lodge. Kerosene lamps light LeConte Lodge is open from middle of the half- late March to mid-November. million acre Great your accommodations and propane heaters warm the cabins Smoky Mountains and lodges. An up-to-date privy building with flush toilets is National Park, available. There are no showers. Wash basins are standard in all lodging for sponge baths. Complete bedding is provided Leconte Lodge in all units. is the only place where a visitor can You live by the sun on Mt. LeConte, early to bed, relaxed sleep overnight in by your climb, and early to rise to enjoy a renowned Myrtle the Smokies in a Point sunrise. For snug permanent leisure activities, structure. the Lodge office provides reading LeConte Lodge actually predates the Great Smoky Mountains materials, games National Park which was established in 1934. Jack Huff, a and comfortable 23 Gatlinburg pioneer and founder of LeConte Lodge, started 25 85 26 chairs. Then there’s building the Lodge in 1926. Eight years later Jack and Pauline y the most popular w k 123 P Greenville SOUTH Huff were married at a sunrise service at LeConte’s Myrtle e activity of all, g CAROLINA Asheville d i Waynesville Point. Jack, Pauline and family continued to operate the Lodge R sitting on the deck 81 64 40 ue Bl until 1960. It is presently operated under the auspices of Stokely in rocking chairs, Hospitality Enterprises, supervised by General Manager soaking up the 411 23 441 Tim Line. view of mountain Gatlinburg 74 Sevierville Cherokee 66 441 tops and 64 NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL PARK 321 distant valleys. y a TENNESSEE w Facilities and Amenities: y GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS 19 k 143 S 129 75 a l a h 129 LeConte Lodge has a capacity of sixty guests per night, housed o 165 r e h C in either rough-hewn cabins or multi-room lodges. Knoxville Maryville 68 50 Miles 411 LeConte Lodge Sevierville TN Sevierville 37862 64 74 • There are seven one-room cabins each furnished with 75 250 Apple Valley Road 250 Apple Valley GEORGIA 50 Kilometers upper and lower double bunk beds making them ideal for ® 411 40 two couples or a family of four or five. From the Top Check out our daily blog post 75 from the top of Mount LeConte at Chattanooga North 0 10 0 10 www.highonleconte.com 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1100 1111 1122 T E To Knoxville To Knoxville To Newport To Newport N N E S SEVIERVILLE 321 S E E 40 411 R 32 I V 441 E R 411 CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST y Exit Litt a A le w r) 443 k te P r in 129 ig P a w e n o r i ve d n Ri se lo McGhee-Tyson (c Lit 441 ls tl l e i Airport n Cosby h o t e oo ig F P R R iver iv er W SNOWBIRD es t IN P TA r TENNESSEE N o WE n BB IN Exit 451 U g MOUNTA O 32 M L 416 i NORTH CAROLINA tt le PIGEON FORGE C 7.4 o 35 P ig s Davenport MOUNTAIN e b o MARYVILLE y ammerer Gap n C Tr t ail Waterville n u k C R Pittman o h 1.9 e E M e Big Creek E i e 1.0 B W v Center Mt s O r 73 Mount H r t Hen Wallow Falls C IL e 321 e n 2.1 H C Cammerer Cammerer r r u 321 C 1.2 e w Rainbow Falls o 0.6 t e Trail Br Tr L k Meals: M l 2.3 6.6 i 321 a 34 a 321 At 6.5 miles, Rainbow d r G T Gatlinburg Welcome Center d a 15.8 be in T LeConte Map s nta r r Mou e Breakfast and dinner are served family style to overnight guests g 4.6 2.5 National Park Information Center o id Cosby e R n 2.1 Falls Trail can be hiked in v n Lo il e w k o a e r D G T e C N L T a ek rail r in the lodge dining room. 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Sack lunches are available Wear Valley E a V F Ca W i mel l one-way G O ork ap T 1.0 To Chattanooga parking lot located on C Sugarlands M Greenbrier Trail Ramsey rai o s l t e S ( Cove Cascades o d every day without reservations. y c 7.6 a 4.0 w 38 R r a l c r 32 s A o sey Mount Guyot T a 1.8 w E Visitor Center M am C a L R l s Cherokee Orchard Road.k it W N R id k l Mount r t Little e r o l Park Headquarters i dle Pro 4.1 o a e C a d h d il ng F w Sterling P Greenbrier e g ra 4.0 Ster 321 t T r t lin Mount Sterling Gap e r e g u rd t F M T Trail 8.4 o Baskins ya n o l r T L k i r pe M u r i w n am tn k Historic e ra Bals Tr G o R 1.9 e Creek G 1.0 ail T a i e T C n Luftee Knob r r n i l Nature a rai w r WATERVILLE v Co n T O Trail il T s Little ve ntai a 2.4 0.9 Mou Trail C 1.4 g l e r i Trillium Gap r n i LAKE l c e l i r Brier h L Gatlinburg e t Tricorner Knob l B 1.4 a a e e i h Gap Tr u k r 4.9 y a u t W Trail s d 2.7 r a r n r R ) Mount Chapman K T e T d c k o 7.5 O r a Also 6.5 miles, a hiker TUCKAL l Pretty Hollow Gap 3.6 EE Porters CHEE COVE l P l Brushy B M 40 o i Little Greenbrier d l T R ra F ro Grotto i P A e F o T all 1.9 Flat g P r k s o u T n S Mountain a id a e ndtop School 3.1 N g Falls r L R r e u 4.5 T r 3.9 i r r e S e l a t C w L 5.3 t i g n e A can reach the lodge in Metcalf l i 2.9 i t illiu g t Tr m 0.4 r f a 1.7 y n t a M l s o r rai G t n Laurel Falls l la s T 0.6 i 73 Bottoms Tr nd o e a l u 0.4 n 0.9 t H Townsend p u r Ace n Hiking n P R C Mount Sequoyah 1.0 r o e e o 3.5 a e B d d i e The Sinks i M t Gap a Fighting g l about five hours. Start at o n lls B k a T T r u R F r S l Townsend r 6.0 a shy pa Balsam l b l o ive e il r 2.7 p a i e Li R M t C tle a T c 5.6 Creek o o A a w e 7 r h l u w i t r N Visitors Center e 3.1 l B a High Top Moun 4.0 I 3.3 i n l T h i r i i i Gap a r l a c Trails: g r u A N 3.5 y T R I T s l G Ac Laurel Top n a e o the Grotto Falls parking i e l N A M v Rainbow G C H 3.6 r a e o T 2.0 e Balsam l U l e h 4.1 i a 4 r t p G a T p Laurel Gap a Falls a a N 3 4.3 e n G r d Mount Le Conte 6.0 c p t O e Elkmont a Point 2.1 r o l a U M T R rai dge k p 2.0 T i T L o T T R T itt Huskey Gap Campfires Prohibited M r T le l PISGAH I op r 31 C O r lot at mile 1.7 on the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail.
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