The Appalachian Trail is accessible from the Cosby Campground (about 6 miles away) and Waterville/Davenport Gap (about 4 miles away).
Other things to see and do in the area:
- Midnight Hole
- Mouse Creek Falls
- Max Patch
- Hiking at Big Creek or Cosby in the GSMNP
- Buzzard Roost in the Cherokee National Forest
- Mt. Cammerer Lookout Tower