The Tennessee-Carolina Adventure Trail

The Tennessee-Carolina Adventure Trail is the newest overland route in the southern U.S.! Spanning 640 miles, the TCAT begins in the Chattahoochee National Forest in Northern Georgia, where it branches off from the Georgia Adventure Trail. The TCAT then makes its way northward through the Nantahala National Forest, hitting some of the best small towns, forest roads, and campsites in the southeast! After skirting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and passing through the Pisgah National Forest, the TCAT eventually ends at the TN/VA border, where it runs into the Virginia Adventure Trail. The TCAT passes through western North Carolina, into an area hit hard by Hurricane Helene. Be prepared for possible trail closures, and please be respectful of the rebuilding of lives that's going on in that area.