ML12221A334
| ML12221A334 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Watts Bar  |
| Issue date: | 03/30/2012 |
| From: | Cumberland Trail Organization |
| To: | Justin Poole Watts Bar Special Projects Branch |
| Poole J | |
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| Download: ML12221A334 (3) | |
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CTC's Tennessee Hiking Guide to the Cumberland Trail With Maps/Pics http://www.cumberlandtrail.org/[3/30/2012 4:08:37 PM]
Please help us build the Cumberland Trail. Your generous donation will help us to construct the 300-plus mile trail.
Become a CTC Member The Cumberland Trail And Cumberland Trail Conference The Cumberland Trail is an ambitious hiking trail project, a Tennessee State Scenic Trail, under development in East Tennessee. This extensive trail is being constructed largely by volunteers from Tennessee and across the nation, organized and managed by the Cumberland Trail Conference. The Cumberland Trail Conference (CTC) is non-profit 501-(c)(3) membership organization formed to design, construct and raise funds in support of the Cumberland Trail. It performs on the basis of volunteers, membership contributions, support from various foundations, state and federal grants, and tax deductible donations from supportive individuals. The CTC hosts and implements a number of volunteer trail building and maintenance events throughout the year, including alternative break programs which allow university students the opportunity to give back to their communities.
When completed the Cumberland Trail (CT) will extend 300 miles from its northern terminus in the Cumberland Gap National Park (KY) to its southern terminus at the Chickamauga Chattanooga National Military Park located on Signal Mountain just outside Chattanooga, Tennessee. This scenic footpath follows a line of high ridges and deep gorges lying along or near the rugged eastern escarpment of Tennessees Cumberland Plateau, offering a unique wilderness experience and many scenic views, waterfalls, landscapes, gorges, and widely varying flora. As a remote, backcountry trail it will meander through eleven Tennessee counties primarily on public lands. These lands are managed by Tennessees Departments of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), Wildlife Resource Agency (TWRA), and Forestry. The trail also passes through two national parks and a national scenic river area. In 1998, the trail was designated the Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park, Tennessees first linear state park. The CT is an official component of the Tennessee Recreational Trails System.
Under the leadership and management of the CTC, 175 miles of the trail have been constructed. These trail miles are divided into 10 different sections, addressable through this site. The CTC publishes a membership newsletter, providing an information outlet for CT news, notes, activities, and about progress and needs on the trail. Please explore this CTC website, take a hike on the Cumberland Trail, and consider joining the CTC, volunteering time and effort toward trail construction and maintenance, or making a monetary contribution to the CTC organization.
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