The view really is worth the hard climb, especially in the fall! This is not a good trail for small children, it is steep, and can be slick and dangerous at the top.
There are many huge boulders above the Clingmans Dome parking lot.
Tremont staffer and bird expert, Charlie, points out a hawk circling over Andrews Bald. Summer Naturalist Week 2004 --- What a difference a year can make!
