The Cumberland Trail State Park
The Cumberland Trail State Park is Tennessee's 53rd
State Park and the only state park of its kind. Upon completion,
the Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park will be 300 miles
long. The parks cuts through 11 Tennessee counties from the
Cumberland Gap National Historic Park on the
Tennessee-Virginia-Kentucky border, to the Signal Point near
Chattanooga including Morgan County. The park is the states only
linear park The Cumberland Trail wanders among the remnants of the
Cumberland Mountains and provides a linkage north to south, forming
natural connections and opportunities for scenic vistas and curious
geological formations.
The Morgan County segment of the trail will offer
the first major corridor transition from a primarily ridge line
hiking experience to a primarily watershed gorge experience. The
Obed Wild and Scenic River Section of the Cumberland Trail is
currently under construction. When completed, it will extend more
than 17 miles through the Obed Wild and Scenic River National
Recreational Park and the Catoosa Wildlife Management Area.
Currently, two portions - a total of seven miles - of the Trail are
complete. For more information go to
www.cumberlandtrail.org.