Leconte Lodge full tour and Alum Cave Trail!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- We hiked the Alum Cave trail to Leconte Lodge to stay 2 nights and it was absolutely amazing! The mountain sunrises and sunsets from mt Leconte were breathtaking the primitive lodge itself was full of history, fun, and relaxation! Definitely one of the best things to do in the Smoky Mountains and on of the best things to do in Gatlinburg, Tennessee! This is the highest elevated lodge in the Eastern United States!!
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Love love watching Thank you. I want to do this so bad!💕
Aww thank you so much for watching! We are so glad you enjoyed it!🥰 It was such a sweet trip for us and we hope to go back one day!
I hiked and stayed at the lodge in the early 70’s. Looks the same
Wow that is awesome! Glad to hear it hasn’t changed much, we hope this place is preserved for generations to come. It was an incredible experience! Thank you for watching and commenting Kim!😊
We were there on Nov 1st! It was amazing for us also!! Wanna go back!
That’s awesome!! We are dreaming of the day when we can go back. We’d love to do all the trails to the peak and stay each time!😁
Thank you guys for watching and commenting!😊
Awesome video especially intro,😄😄 Great video folks.
Thank you so much! We really appreciate that! Since it was our anniversary we actually considered not bringing the camera along, but we are so glad we did! It turned out to be a great video! Thanks for watching and commenting!😊
You guys are soooooooi cute! Thanks 4 bringing us along. I am even more excited to conquer this trail.
Awww thank you so much!!🥰 Hayden and I absolutely loved this experience and we love hearing that you are even more excited to conquer it now! We definitely wanted to inspire people with this video!!
I stayed in the same cabin last weekend. We go to the LeConte Lodge every August. Thanks for posting!
That’s awesome!! We loved our stay and want to make it an annual trip! Thanks for watching Frank! We hope you will subscribe to our channel and check out some of our other videos!😊
Congrats and thanks for the tour. My AT hiking partner actually nabbed us a night on the 28th of March due to a cancellation. I'm super excited!!!
Thank you so much!😊 That’s so awesome!! You guys are going to love it! Truly an amazing experience! Would love to hear how it goes!😁
Loved your video. I'll never get up there so I'm grateful to you for sharing your trip.
Thank you for your kind words Nancy! So glad we could provide this experience for you! We hope you will subscribe to our channel!😊
I'm in Sevier County, TN. I've never been on LeConte but that looks amazing!!!!
It was such an amazing experience!! We are hoping to go back soon!😊 If you get the chance to hike it and see it all for yourself we would highly recommend doing it!!
Such a great opportunity, especially for your anniversary! good for you. Really cool place, thanks for sharing.
You are welcome Debra!! Thank you for watching and commenting!🥰 It was incredible, especially the stars at night!!
Chocked up both your Dad and I seeing your wedding pictures. So excited for you. What an amazing anniversary trip! ❤️
Thank you Barb!! We are so thankful to not only have experienced the trip but also to get to have this video as a memory of it forever!😊
I'm late to the party here, but this was so dope! Glad you got to enjoy and thanks for sharing all this!
Happy anniversary! Great video, gave me the information I was looking for without a long-winded video.
Such beautiful views! Great job guys! I absolutely loved it! Best video of Leconte Lodge out there!
Thank you so much!! It was gorgeous!😍
Well that's going on the list! 😂
James, you would love it!! It is an incredible spot. When you told us about El Cosmico this definitely came to mind!
Thanks for watching and commenting!☺️
That so awesome. Glad y’all were able to go. Y’all are just the most adorable couple. And glad y’all had such an awesome anniversary.
Thank you so much Joseph!😊 It was everything we could have asked for and more!!🙌🏼
Staying at Mt LeConte is on the bucket list, but alas same I never reserve in time...I have made the run to the lodge for the day, ate lunch and run back on several occasions but have yet to stay! Totally jealous 😁
Thanks for watching Shawn! The stay is worth every penny for sure! You can always jump on the waiting list and just see what happens! We want to take on the “tour de Leconte” challenge one day!😁
That’s so incredible you were able to squeeze in on the waitlist for your honeymoon!! I imagine that must’ve been a great feeling to find out and even more so to relive the hike on your special day-so happy for y’all! 🙌🏽
Thank you so much Alan! It was just perfect, everything we could have asked for and more! Thank you for watching and commenting!😁
Going in August for my sons 21
I’m hoping my wife and I are able to spend our 7th anniversary up there! I’ve been once as a child, but my wife has never been. I really enjoyed watching your video. I highly suggest trying to take the Boulevard Trail up if you’re able to go again. A majority of the trail is along a ridge line, offering great views with uphill and downhill hiking opportunities.
Thank you for the kind words Jacob! So glad you enjoyed it. The Boulevard trail sounds awesome, we will plan to do it next time! Thank you for the recommendation! You’ll have to let us know if you get to go for your anniversary!
How long is the hike to the lodge? Thanks
Hi Lara! It depends on the trail you take! The one we took in the video is the Alum Cave Trail and it is about 5 miles to the lodge which is the shorter route to the Lodge. Thank you for watching, we hope you enjoyed it!!😊
Is there big drop offs on the trail? Would it be ok to do with a 6 year old and 10 year olds?
There are a few drop offs on the second half of the trail after the large bluffs. They do have cables that run along those parts to hang on to as you walk. As long as is isn’t icy it would probably be ok! We have seen kids make the hike so it is definitely possible! Just keep them close! Let us know if you have any other questions! Thank you for watching!😊
Any idea how long it takes to hike down from the Leconte lodge to the alum cave trailhead parking lot?
Is there a way to ride up on horseback or a Llama?
Well, good luck riding a llama.
The Trillium Gap trail is the only trail up Mt. LeConte that allows horses, but horses are not allowed in camp and are not allowed to stay overnight.
I'm going to guess that Hayden is a Scorpio and Nikki is a Sagittarius.
We don’t know much about Zodiac signs but we just looked ours up and Hayden is actually an Aries and Nikki is a Scorpio!😁
No electricity, internet or bathroom in the cabin? Ouch. Of course it's much nicer than a tent and I guess that's the mindset to have. Definitely a beautiful place.
I mean it is a primitive stay at a spot that you can only hike to so really I wouldn’t expect it to have those things!🤷🏻♂️ It is really for the nature and historical aspect and if you go for that, it’s incredible!! Thanks for watching! We hope you enjoyed it!😊
1:30 She sounds like a brain injury survivor or something.
Aren’t you sweet? 🙄