U.S. National Parks > Great Smoky Mountains > Chimney Tops > Climber's Log
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| mountainhare | Very first summit  Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2007 | |
| Drove to the Smokies on a side-trip and decided to park at this trailhead. Took my jeans, collared shirt, disposable water bottle to the summit and I have been hooked ever since! Loved the rock scramble to finish. | |
| Posted May 22, 2012 6:48 pm | ||
| themtns | Chimney Tops Date Climbed: Jun 13, 2011 | |
| Went to Bonnaroo the last two years and camped out in the Smokies for a few days after the festival this year and last. I was very excited to come back and do this hike for a second time exactly a year later. The mountain laurel was in full bloom, and the view is beautiful. I anticipate doing it again in 2012. | |
| Posted Sep 29, 2011 3:54 am | ||
| Arthur Digbee | Fun but crowded | |
| Even in March, you're never without a lot of people around you, including crying kids being dragged up the steep hill by their fathers. The scramble at the end cleared them off but not all the teenagers and college students. Great views from the top. | |
| Posted Mar 24, 2011 8:44 pm | ||
| Corona | Fun Climb Date Climbed: Sep 10, 2010 | |
| I hiked this trail in September with my mother. She wanted to quit mulitiple times but I convinced her to press forward. After about a half and hour of climbing up the rocks we finnaly made it. It was definitely a fun hike. | ||
| Posted Jan 27, 2011 2:12 pm | ||
| rgg | The whole world seems to be out here | |
| ... on a beautiful day in June 2002. And some with an interesting choice of footwear, at least on the trail. Needless to say, not everybody was too keen on the final scrambling, but I liked it! | |
| Posted Nov 22, 2010 9:28 am | ||
| CheesySciFi | Loved it Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2010 | |
| It briefly rained twice when I was on my way up; the second time was when I was very close to the summit. I waited the rain out, and it wasn't enough to make the rocks slippery. It was pretty crowded at the top in spite of the heat and humidity. | |
| Posted Jul 9, 2010 9:49 pm | ||
| mattdalman | Chimney Tops Trail Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2009 | |
| Started the hike in the rain. It eventually stopped raining but the summit rocks were still a little dangerous from being slick, but still made it to the top. | |
| Posted Oct 20, 2009 10:48 pm | ||
| PhenomenalWoman | 1st Timer Date Climbed: Mar 16, 2009 | |
| This was my first mountain. Being from Indiana, I had never hiked or climbed anything larger than a hill before. Upon reaching the top I discovered the allure of the mountains - an awakened feeling that continues to push me to new heights. Cloudy and rained a little at the summit. | |
| Posted Aug 1, 2009 12:36 am | ||
| Hotoven | Fun Warm Up! Date Climbed: Mar 10, 2009 | |
| Did this right before heading off to Clingmens dome. Super fun rockish climb at the end. Tried it years before, but thunder storm pushed us off. Glad to finally get it done! | |
| Posted Apr 16, 2009 11:13 pm | ||
| Eleutheros | Feels Good! Date Climbed: Mar 19, 2009 | |
| In preperation for Mount LeConte tomorrow. Views weren't bad - a little rain on the way back. A rare dose of peace and solitude on top for at least 20 minutes. | |
| Posted Mar 19, 2009 6:13 pm | ||
| JGHarrison | Great Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2003 | |
| With the folks | |
| Posted Jan 27, 2009 1:59 pm | ||
| BigCountry | PLeasant surprise | |
| Nice hike to a great summit | |
| Posted Oct 3, 2008 7:06 pm | ||
| MarkDidier | Favorite Spot in the Park Date Climbed: Apr 27, 2008 | |
| I have now been to the Chimney Tops 16 times. I never tire of this hike. | |
| Posted Jul 12, 2008 8:36 am | ||
| CMStinson | Steep hike, nice views Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2008 | |
| Nice but steep hike. Trail eroded, badly in a few spots, but no surprise given its popularity. Made it to the very top after a slightly exposed rock scramble. | ||
| Posted Jun 30, 2008 1:57 pm | ||
| LilBird | Almost Date Climbed: May 5, 2007 | |
| Almost made it but because of a dizzy spell couldn't make it up the scramble. My hubby hasn't given up on me yet though. | |
| Posted May 10, 2008 10:10 pm | ||
| climbhighnow | nice Date Climbed: Apr 21, 2008 | |
| fun scrambling up top. nice hike | |
| Posted Apr 27, 2008 7:27 pm | ||
| captainbuuda | Love the Scrambling Date Climbed: May 18, 2007 | |
| This was to be my second time out of seven climbing the Chimneys in 2007. This was an awesome-fun hike and scramble; so far the best peak I've found in the Smokies. This mountain just makes me crave more scrambling.The traverse to the second Chimney is crazy fun; I'm now a scrambling junkie trying to get a fix. Heaven help me if I can get out west and climb some 14ers | |
| Posted Jan 19, 2008 10:25 am | ||
| GroundControl | Chimney Tops, March 2003 | |
| Great little hike with my later to be wife (two years later)...this was apart of showing her many of the joys of hiking. | |
| Posted Jan 13, 2008 10:29 am | ||
| rfolkenberg | Great Hike Date Climbed: May 9, 2007 | |
| Had a great hike up this one during our trip to the smokies | |
| Posted Jan 11, 2008 1:31 pm | ||
| Stu Brandel | Completely Socked In Date Climbed: Jul 6, 1997 | |
| We came, we conquered, but we saw nothing. Completely socked in though the clouds looked hopeful when we started. I will never go to the Smokies in the summer again except for the waterfalls - crisp low humidity fall is the time to go. | |
| Posted Dec 17, 2007 8:34 pm | ||
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