Many years ago, Google ridged up a set of "Street View" cameras for back packs and loaded some of the Grand Canyon National Park trails into Street View (starting with South Kiabab Trail and Bright Angel Trail).

I didn't realize they had used that technology in GSMNP.

The trail to Clingmans Dome has been added to street view. They went all the way up to and circled the observation tower:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.5629...7i13312!8i6656

Other places I can find Street View:
  • Deep Creek Trail - Where the tubers walk
  • Oconaluftee River Trail
  • Parts of Little Cataloochee Trail - Mt Sterling Road to Cook Log Cabin


I've now just "discovered" something "new" in Google Maps... Photo Sphere.
When you drag the Street View man onto the map, the imaged roads and trails are outlined in blue.
But there are also lots of blue circles (called Photo Sphere) where Street View has loaded a 360º view from that spot. Spots include some of the popular day-hike destinations, such as Charlies Bunion. Some are back country camp sites, and others seem to be random spots along the trails in GSMNP.

Some of these