Guide’s Choice Half Day Hike

A private half-day hike built around your group.

Duration: ~4 hours
Difficulty: Varies
Group size: Max 11
Departs: Gatlinburg, TN or Asheville, NC

Overview

Private, fully customizable interpretive hiking tour of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

An SMG guide points out the forest to hikers on a leaf-covered trail during a half-day guided hike — A half-day guided hike

Two smiling hikers on mossy boulders beside a forest waterfall on a guide’s choice hike — A guide’s choice hike to a backcountry waterfall

A family of hikers smiling along the log railing of a footbridge in a rhododendron forest — A family stop at the footbridge

Highlights

Private tour
Fully customizable route
Interpretive local guide
Paced to your group

Pricing

$180 for 1–3 guests
+$35 per additional guest

Included

Professional, certified local guide

Before you go

After booking you’ll receive preparation guidance, a packing list, and meeting instructions. All participants sign a waiver, and multi-day guests complete a short registration and health form.

Read our trip-planning guide

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