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Sweetwater Branch
Mile Post 363.0 |
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Sweetwater Branch
Located At This Stop Self Guided Trail Distance to Nearest Parkway Restroom 1.5 Miles North to Glenrock Branch 35.7 Miles South to Colbert Ferry Distance to Nearest Gas Stations 22.9 Miles North to TN Hwy 20 Then 1.2 Miles South 8.2 Miles South to TN Hwy 13 Then 0.4 Miles North |
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Sweetwater Branch Sweetwater Branch is a place where you can connect with nature. The trail is 2500 feet up and back. |
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The terrain along the northern Parkway differs from that further south. Here, the land is rocky. Erosion is at work . The combined efforts of the stream, rain, and plants form a powerful force. Bedrock is being reduced to boulders, and boulders to stone, gravel, and sand. The eroded bedrock is then washed downstream. In the flatlands along most of the Parkway, sediments carried downstream settle out and come to rest, forming a soft, silty bottom. But a glance at the rocky streambed of Sweetwater Branch provides a vivid lesson in erosive power and undercuts the notion of “solid rock.” National Park Service |
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Sweetwater Branch
Mile Post 363.0 |
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