The Elusive Cumberland Trail
August 24th
The Cumberland Trail SP is a hard one to pin down being a linear park. Plans are for this trail to run the full length of the Cumberland Plateau. We first tried to find a trail head at Ozone state natural area but were unsucessful there. After John and me checked maps and GPS's, we decided to head down around Spring City and travel up into the hills from there to an area call Piney Creek, where we finally found a Cumberland Trail SP sign and trail head. We rode on some pretty rough roads today but were rewarded with some interesting back country.
168 Miles total
Other Riders: John and Gail.
27 parks to go!
 1 The route as ridden |
 2 Enjoying a cool break at the top of Ozone Falls, a 110ft waterfall on the Cumberland. (see map) |
 3 It's only about 110 ft vertical John, I think you can make it! |
 4 Peering over the edge. |
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 6 Wild flowers on the cliff side |
 7 This is as close as Susan would get to the edge. |
 8 Fall Creek |
 9 RR trestle at Ozone, TN |
 10 A plateau scene off Shut-In Gap road. |
 11 An offical SP sign for Cumberland Scenic Trail State Park |
 12 Heavily worn riverbed of Piney Creek |
 13 Piney Creek |
 14 Piney Creek Explorers |
