For more than 10 months, bright orange barriers have blocked the trail head to one of the most popular hikes inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Chimney Tops is typically one of the most ...

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has released photos showing the extent of growth in the Chimney Tops area following the 2016 wildfire that burned most of the area and ...

The federal investigators looking into the cause of the Chimney Tops 2 Fire is asking the public for its help. If you or anyone you know hiked the Chimney Tops Trail on Wednesday, Nov. 23, you're ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published on Aug. 31, 2017. It has been updated to include the city of Gatlinburg and Sevier County officials' response to the report. You can read the ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — While some crew members pounded rock into gravel with sledgehammers, others used pry bars to skid granite boulders into place. A hand-powered cable winch capable of pulling 4,000 ...

Phase 2 of the ongoing full trail rehabilitation on Chimney Tops Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be on hiatus until 2014. Work will resume in the spring. The recently-ended partial ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has released photos showing the extent of growth in the Chimney Tops area following the 2016 wildfire that burned most of the area and ...