GATLINBURG, Tenn.—Effective Wednesday, November 1, the Gatlinburg Trolley System will return to its Winter operating hours. On Sunday through Thursday, the Trolley System will operate from 10:30 a.m. until 6 p.m., and on Friday and Saturday the operating schedule is 10:30 a.m. until 10 p.m.
The Gatlinburg Trolley System operates four routes to serve the visitors and citizens of the City. The Red Route originates at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies and services River Road, a brief portion of Ski Mountain Road, Parkway from Traffic Light No. 10 to Traffic Light No. 8, the Airport Road Area, the Park Vista Hotel, and the Cherokee Orchard Road area before returning to Parkway at Traffic Light No. 6. The Purple Route will serve the Gatlinburg Welcome Center, Westgate Resorts and Parkway between Traffic Lights Nos. 1 and 5. The Blue Route will serve East Gatlinburg along U.S. Highway 321 and Parkway between Traffic Lights Nos. 3 and 5.
The Yellow Route, which operates Monday through Saturday during November and December between the hours of 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., serves the Gatlinburg Arts and Crafts Community along Glades and Buckhorn Roads.
All Gatlinburg Trolleys stop at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies.
More information about the Gatlinburg Trolley System is available online at Gatlinburg.com/Trolley. There individuals can view a system map, as well as a real-time Trolley Locator which can assist riders to navigate via the Trolley System and allows individuals planning their Trips on the Trolley to view the current locations of all Trolleys in service, in addition to when Trolley’s will be at their location. The locator map also allows users to view every Trolley stop throughout the City.
Trolley maps and the real-time GPS Locator is also available on the Visit Gatlinburg mobile app, which is available for Apple iOS and Android devices.
For the latest updates from the City of Gatlinburg, visit GatlinburgTN.gov or visit the City’s Social Media pages on Facebook and Twitter.