{"id":478,"date":"2013-03-30T22:25:28","date_gmt":"2013-03-31T03:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mrfs.net\/blog\/?p=478"},"modified":"2013-04-01T22:35:53","modified_gmt":"2013-04-02T03:35:53","slug":"mount-noble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrfs.net\/blog\/?p=478","title":{"rendered":"Mount Noble"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mount Noble seems to be a practically unknown hike despite its prime location.  It sits just on the southern edge of the Smokies but it is not within the park and no park trails connect to it.   The main hiking trail leaves from the very top end of the &#8216;Unto These Hills&#8217; parking lot in Cherokee.  Just keep driving up until you see the private road sign.  There&#8217;s a red sign pointing towards the trail to Mount Noble.   <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_481\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-481\" style=\"width: 278px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mrfs.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/mn_prints.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-481\" alt=\"Turkey Tracks\" src=\"http:\/\/mrfs.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/mn_prints.jpg\" width=\"278\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mrfs.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/mn_prints.jpg 278w, https:\/\/mrfs.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/mn_prints-187x300.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turkey Tracks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We saw these turkey tracks in several places near the top of the hike.  The lower 80% or so of the hike is an unrelenting climb.  Never particularly steep but it also never lets up.  It&#8217;s a climb of about 1800 feet (550 m) from the parking lot to the summit in just 2.4 miles (3.8 km).   There are a couple of nice creek crossings but really no good picnic or stopping spots until you are fairly close to the summit.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_479\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-479\" style=\"width: 347px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mrfs.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/mn_tower.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mrfs.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/mn_tower.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Noble Lookout Tower \" width=\"347\" height=\"562\" class=\"size-full wp-image-479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mrfs.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/mn_tower.jpg 347w, https:\/\/mrfs.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/mn_tower-185x300.jpg 185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mount Noble Lookout Tower<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The namesake lookout tower is at the top.  We decided not to climb it since about half the supports were broken or missing and clearly people had been using it as target practice for some time.   There are also several large cell towers up here and an assortment of broken glass, barbed wire, mangled fencing and so on.   It&#8217;s a very nice view of the Smokies, the Nantahala mountains and the Plott Balsams, but the summit itself could use some work.  Unfortunately that seems to be true of almost every peak around here that can be accessed by a road \/ four-wheelers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_480\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-480\" style=\"width: 509px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mrfs.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/mn_view.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mrfs.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/mn_view.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Noble View \" width=\"509\" height=\"388\" class=\"size-full wp-image-480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mrfs.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/mn_view.jpg 509w, https:\/\/mrfs.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/mn_view-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mount Noble View<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mount Noble seems to be a practically unknown hike despite its prime location. It sits just on the southern edge of the Smokies but it is not within the park and no park trails connect to it. 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