Itinerary
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Thursday, Oct 15 · arrival
⚠️ Not finalized: one member is still working on a Razor (off-road) trip for Thursday. The times below may shift once that's locked in.
9:06 AM
Flight
Flight G4 3030, Fort Lauderdale → Knoxville, lands 11:11 AM
11:15
Pick up rental car, drive to Sevierville
1:00 PM
Food
Grocery run at Kroger, Sevierville (map)
3:00 PM
Check in at the villa, unpack, chill the beer
TBD
Placeholder
Razor (off-road UTV) trip, details to come
7:30 PM
Food
Steak night at the villa: entrecôte, baked potatoes, big salad, wine
Friday, Oct 16 · Rainbow Falls + Roaring Fork
7:45 AM
Hike 1
Leave the villa for Rainbow Falls (5.4 mi, moderate)
⚠️ Earlier than an 8:30 sit-down breakfast, so grab something quick, or we move breakfast up.
~1:00 PM
Back at the car
~1:30 PM
Drive B
Combine with Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail, which starts right next to the trailhead
6:30 PM
Back at the lodge, showers, beer
8:00 PM
Food
Sushi dinner then The Island, Pigeon Forge
Saturday, Oct 17 · Alum Cave to LeConte
6:10 AM
Hike 2
Leave the villa for Alum Cave → Mt LeConte (11.3 mi, hard)
⚠️ Open conflict: the food plan assumed a 10:00 AM departure. Lots fill by 8:00, so this needs an early start. Settling this later.
~4:30 PM
Back at the car
~6:00 PM
Back at the lodge, showers
7:30 PM
Food
Italian dinner then the Gatlinburg Strip (live music at Ole Red)
TBD
Drive A
Cades Cove Loop, not yet scheduled, not today. Thursday afternoon is open pending the Razor trip plan, and Sunday morning now competes with the spa.
Sunday, Oct 18 · departure
9:00 AM
Food
Leftovers breakfast, pack up
~11:00 AM
Spa
Spa morning, details to come
⚠️ Same free window as Cades Cove Loop. The gap before the airport is tight, so it's one or the other, not both.
2:45 PM
Leave the villa for the airport
4:10 PM
Be at TYS
6:11 PM
Flight
Flight G4 3035, Knoxville → Fort Lauderdale, lands 8:12 PM