Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Location
Lee County
Endpoints
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park to Ewing
Mileage
8.4
Roughness Index
2
Surface
Crushed stone
History runs deep along the Wilderness Road Trail, which roughly follows a path
carved by Daniel Boone in April 1775. The path later became a route on the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad before finally being converted to a rail-trail that stretches from
a national historic park to a state park.
At the western trailhead in Cumberland Gap National Historic Park, the Wilder-
ness Road Trail connects to the 1.6-mile Boone Trail, which connects to a larger trail
system that continues through the Cumberland Gap.
