Tennessee route stop · Cades Cove Loop

Carter Shields Cabin

a photogenic cabin in a dogwood-lined clearing

Featured driveCades Cove Loop
StateTennessee
Drive length11-mile one-way loop
Trip timehalf day

Carter Shields Cabin is one of the places Roamward flags on the Cades Cove Loop because it gives the drive its texture: a photogenic cabin in a dogwood-lined clearing. Use it as a planned pull-over instead of letting the route become a blur between towns.

How it fits the drive

The Cades Cove Loop runs Cades Cove loop, Great Smoky Mountains NP, TN. Bears, meadows, and pioneer cabins in the Smokies.

Nearby route stops

  • Abrams Falls Trail — a 5-mile round-trip hike to a powerful 20-foot waterfall (Cades Cove Loop)

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