Walker Sisters Cabin Trail

This hike starts at the little greenbrier schoolhouse.

Walker sisters cabin trail. Their incredible story is one of strength hard work and a love for the land of the smokies. Length 3 9 mi elevation gain 442 ft route type out back. The walker sisters place is located at the upper northern end of little greenbrier a narrow valley carved into the southwestern slope of cove mountain by little brier branch.

The walker sisters cabin trail is an easy 1 1 mile walk along a dirt and gravel service road. The walker sisters may be gone but their historic cabin is still standing in the national park. To reach the trailhead from the townsend y intersection near cades cove drive 7 4 miles to reach the metcalf bottoms picnic area.

Admin 0 located in little greenbrier the walker sisters cabin was the home to six sisters. A select few including the six unmarried walker sisters received a special lifetime lease a chance to live out the rest of their lives in the log cabin they were raised in even after the creation of a national park. Built in the mid 1800 s by the maternal grandfather of the sisters wiley king and added on to in the 1870 s by john walker the cabin has been preserved on its original site.

Walker sisters cabin the walker sisters were the only family who choose not to sell their land to the national park service when the smokies became a national park. Take the one lane gravel road to the schoolhouse and visit. The walker sisters place is located along the metcalf bottoms trail.

The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year round. The walker sisters were some of the last residents in the area even decades after the founding of the national park. I recommend parking at metcalf bottoms and walking the 6 mile trail instead parking at the schoolhouse.

The six walker sisters watched from the only home they had ever known as their lifelong neighbors moved after selling their land to the park. Walker sisters home via little brier gap trail is a 3 9 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near gatlinburg tennessee that features beautiful wild flowers and is good for all skill levels. The walker sisters were a group of five sisters well known in the smoky mountains as being the last holdouts of those living in the national park.