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Acktchually if you don’t mind the heat the trails south of the AT are usually empty. They get much busier in the fall and spring, and even then they’re not exactly bustling with people.

OC pic is the path to one of the most popular attractions in the most visited national park (Clingman’s Dome). And this was in the fall, a fairly busy time of the year. But it was very early on a weekday.