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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Length: 2.5 miles
Rating: Moderate
Flat Creek Trail is isolated from other trails around the Balsam
Mountain Area, but it is exceptionally beautiful and makes a wonderful day
hike. This creek headwater trail is moderate in difficulty, descending 400
feet in 2.5 miles.
Flat Creek Trail begins near Balsam Mountain Campground at the
Heintooga Picnic Area, where there is an outstanding lookout at the far
end of the grounds. Following Flat Creek through open grassy forest, a
gradual, almost level, path leads 2 miles to
Flat Creek Falls and a view of the middle ridge of the Smoky
Mountains.
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