Taking the Maddron Bald Trail up the mountain to Albright Grove, there is a little loop trail that is probably no shorter than a mile. Taking this short loop will give you access to some primitive buildings and some of the last primitive old growth trees left in the park.

Maddron Bald Trail begins at a parking lot off the US 321/TN 73 road.  It is a total of 7.3 miles long.  The first 1.2 miles lead you from the parking lot to a trail intersection.  To the right is the Old Settlers Trail, which takes you 15.8 miles toward the Greenbrier area.  To