Discover the very best trails out of the 800 miles of them in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park from Friends of the Smokes and a panel of experienced hikers at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, at REI in Asheville.

The panel will include Peter Barr, author of “Hiking North Carolina’s Lookout Towers,” Gracia Slater of Sylva, who has hiked every trail in the Great  Smoky Mountain National Park, and Danny Bernstein, author of “Hiking North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Heritage,” who will facilitate the evening.

Pre-register for “Favorite Hikes of the Smokies” at www.rei.com/asheville.