Cumberland Gap National Historical Park

File:Placeholder.JPG Trail Name Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Nearest City Middlesboro State Kentucky Trail Marking N/A Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Medium Hiking Time 33 Hours <br />0.188 Days <br />180 Min <br /> Distance, round-trip 4.54.5 mi <br />7.242 km <br /> Climb/Descent Elevation *"*" is not a number. / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number. High Point *"*" is not a number. Nearest Medical Middlesboro, KY Trip Reports Click Here Loading map... {"type":"ROADMAP","minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","width":"270px","height":"180px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"visitedicon":"","wmsoverlay":false,"zoom":8,"layers":[],"controls":["zoom"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"resizable":false,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"cluster":false,"clustergridsize":60,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clusteraveragecenter":true,"clusterminsize":2,"imageoverlays":[],"kml":[],"gkml":[],"searchmarkers":"","fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":false,"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":37.28675199999999989586285664699971675872802734375,"lon":-82.296030999999999266947270371019840240478515625,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

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
Boone Trail	1.6
Colson Trail	0.5		Easy
Cumberland Trail	2.6+
Ewing Trail	3.8		Medium
Gibson Gap Trail	4.2	Yellow	Medium
Harlan Road Trail	1.6
Lewis Hollow Trail	1.5
Ridge Trail	21		Medium
Shillalah Creek Trail	4.6
Sugar Run Trail	2.6	Orange	Easy
Thomas Walker Trail	0.9		Easy
Tri-State Trail	0.6		Easy
Wilderness Road Trail	1.5		Easy
White Rocks Trail	0.5		Medium

Park Trail Map

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.

The park has no entrance fee, thus day hiking is free. Backcountry camping requires a use permit (but no fee), which must be picked up in person at the visitor center. Dogs are allowed on park trails.

Misc. Information

The coordinates in the infobox are for the visitors center entrance. The visitor center is open daily 8AM to 5PM.

Maps

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[Park trail map]

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