Cumberland Gap National Historical Park

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Trail Overview

Cumberland Gap National Historic Park has 85 miles of trails, including some backcountry which walk along the ridgeline.

How to get there

From Kingsport:

1. Take US23 north to Gate City where it joins with US58.
2. Continue west on US58 for 31 miles.
3. Continue for a couple of miles onto US25E and through the tunnel to reach the visitors center on the other side.

There are several parkings lots for the main trails. GPS address for visitors center is 125 Barlett Park Road, Middlesborough, KY 40965.

Route Description

The following trails are available in Cumberland Gap National Historic Park.

Trail	Miles	Blaze	Difficulty	Usage
Beaver Pond Trail	0.4	Purple	Easy
Campbranch Trail	0.7	White	Easy
Center Creek Trail	0.5	Purple	Medium
Cold Springs Trail	0.5	Yellow	Medium
Deer Trail	0.5	Purple	Easy
Geological Trail	0.35	White	Medium
Grassy Creek Trail	0.5	Yellow	Medium
Grassy Overlook Trail	0.5	Green	Medium
Ladies Loop Trail	0.24	Gray	Moderate
Lake Trail	0.5	Orange	Easy
Laurel Branch Trail	1.25	Red	Medium
Loop Trail	0.4	Green	Easy
Mountain Bike Trail	3.0	Green	Medium
Overlook Trail	0.75	Green	Medium
Prospectors' Trail	1.5	Orange	Medium
Rattlesnake Trail	2.5	Orange	Medium
Ridge Trail	0.5	Blue	Medium
River Trail	1.0	Blue	Difficult
Tower Tunnel Trail	0.2	Yellow	Easy
Towers Overlook Trail	0.15	Red	Easy

Typical Conditions

Being a VA/KY state park, the dirt and gravel trails are kept in excellent condition. Some of the trail sections are narrow with steep dropoffs, so pay attention. After rain, some of the dirt trails are reported to be slippery.

Fees, Permits, etc.

Daily parking fee for passenger vehicles into VA state parks is $2 weekdays, $3 weekends.

Maps

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(A) 37.2865,-82.30358 Parking lot for Towers Tunnel Trail (E) 37.28369,-82.30354 Towers Tunnel Overlook (G) 37.28511,-82.30308 Prospectors' Trail (G) 37.29004,-82.30941 River and Prospectors' trail intersection (G) 37.29589,-82.31410 Grassy Creek and River trail intesection (G) 37.29821,-82.30890 Grassy Creek and Laurel Branch trail intersection (G) 37.29468,-82.30474 Laurel Branch and Geological trail intersection (G) 37.29271,-82.30803 Overlook Trail (Q)37.28727, -82.2958 Visitors Center </googlemap>

Park trail map

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