Hiking Trails Blogs

Sixty-seven college students from the University of Virginia, Truman University, New York University, University of Colorado, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Warren Wilson College spent their spring break doing trail work in Great Smoky Mountains National Park as part of the Trails Forever program.

The students camped at different locations throughout the Park and spent their days digging out water bars on Low Gap Trail, making improvements to the trail tread on Noland Divide and Pine Oak Nature Trails, and building structures to improve muddy or dangerous areas on Newton Bald and Caldwell Fork Trails.

Trails Forever is a partnership between Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Friends of the Smokies that provides funding for trail projects through a challenge grant from the Aslan Foundation in Knoxville.

For more information about the program or to volunteer in any of the upcoming Trails Forever workdays, contact Christine Hoyer at 828.497.1949 or email her at Christine_Hoyer@nps.gov.