UPDATE: Rangers and the Tennessee Highway Patrol’s Knoxville Strike Team carried the hiker with a broken leg down from Mount LeConte on May 9, a Great Smoky Mountains National Park spokesperson ...

A Tennessee rescue team is en route to help a hiker who broke their leg in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The hiker broke their leg in the backcountry of the national park, about 13 miles in ...

Gatlinburg is close to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park ... whether in residential or backcountry areas." They advised to never feed or approach the bears, but if one approaches you ...

(WATE) — A woman has been rescued after breaking their leg while hiking near the Alum Cave trailhead in the Great Smoky Mountains National ... in need deep in the backcountry,” THP wrote.

The loop map is free and available at visitor centers, many hotels and restaurants, and at shops and galleries along the route. For more information, visit the Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community ...

Great Smoky Mountains drew 12.2 million visitors last ... storm-damaged trails were closed or restricted. The park has 150 backcountry trails covering 848 miles, with 100 backcountry campsites.

A news release from THP said the team was helping Tennessee Emergency Management and rangers with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park rescue the hiker, who was 13 miles into the backcountry. The ...