Although Tennessee is known for its grand beauty, there are also a few dangerous spots in the state that you’ll want to keep an eye out for. Abrams Falls Trail is a popular spot for advanced hikers, especially since it’s located in the famed Great Smoky. What’s perhaps one of the most interesting things about the trail is exactly why it’s the most dangerous in the Volunteer State…and we have a feeling you aren’t going to guess it. Have you hiked Abrams Falls Trail?

Andy Fisher - AllTrails Abrams Falls Trail is located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and the park itself actually receives more rainfall than anywhere else in the United States, other than the Pacific Northwest.

Michael Kirkland - AllTrails It may seem like a random fact, but the excessive amount of rain - sometimes as much as 85 inches a year - all gets shunted into the many streams, rivers, and burgeoning swimming holes found throughout the park.

Angela Brunelle - AllTrails The water is beautiful, but it poses a massive threat. Although the hike to Abrams Falls is only 2.5 miles, the waterway beneath the falls has a terrifyingly strong current. Hikers have slipped on the rocks and have found themselves struggling against the natural tide.

Paul Hewes - AllTrails Of course, if you stay away from the water, the hike along Abrams Falls Trail remains fairly safe. You’ll wander through a pine-oak forest and experience a moderate challenge along the five-mile round trip trek.

Ladislav Dory - AllTrails Since the strong currents present such a danger to swimmers, no one is encouraged to swim at the base of the falls. Take a picture of the impressive pool at the base of the falls, then keep to dry land.

Matthew Clark - AllTrails So there it is, folks. It’s not the wildlife or the personal exertion that makes Abrams Falls Trail a danger to visitors, but the undertow found in a deceptively beautiful pool.

Andy Fisher - AllTrails Have you ever hiked Abrams Falls Trail? Did you snag some pictures for yourself, safely from the dry ground? Make sure to share them to our Facebook Group, linked below.

If you’re looking for a little more information about Abrams Falls Trail, you can learn about it on the National Park Service’s official website. If you’d like to share some of your own photos of beautiful Tennessee, we’d like to invite you to join our Tennessee Nature Lovers Facebook Group.

Andy Fisher - AllTrails

Abrams Falls Trail is located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and the park itself actually receives more rainfall than anywhere else in the United States, other than the Pacific Northwest.

Michael Kirkland - AllTrails

It may seem like a random fact, but the excessive amount of rain - sometimes as much as 85 inches a year - all gets shunted into the many streams, rivers, and burgeoning swimming holes found throughout the park.

Angela Brunelle - AllTrails

The water is beautiful, but it poses a massive threat. Although the hike to Abrams Falls is only 2.5 miles, the waterway beneath the falls has a terrifyingly strong current. Hikers have slipped on the rocks and have found themselves struggling against the natural tide.

Paul Hewes - AllTrails

Of course, if you stay away from the water, the hike along Abrams Falls Trail remains fairly safe. You’ll wander through a pine-oak forest and experience a moderate challenge along the five-mile round trip trek.

Ladislav Dory - AllTrails

Since the strong currents present such a danger to swimmers, no one is encouraged to swim at the base of the falls. Take a picture of the impressive pool at the base of the falls, then keep to dry land.

Matthew Clark - AllTrails

So there it is, folks. It’s not the wildlife or the personal exertion that makes Abrams Falls Trail a danger to visitors, but the undertow found in a deceptively beautiful pool.

Have you ever hiked Abrams Falls Trail? Did you snag some pictures for yourself, safely from the dry ground? Make sure to share them to our Facebook Group, linked below.

Some of the best views in Tennessee can be seen from Chimney Tops Trail on the eastern side of the state.

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