Piney River Trail
Cumberland Trail State Park

Piney River Trail

10 miles one-way. Easy/moderate. A National Recreation Trail, the Piney River Trail offers hikers a fascinating array of features, including steel and suspension bridges, an old railroad bed, waterfalls and cascades, an old mine tipple, hardwood forest, and a rock house. The trailhead also begins at the Piney River Picnic Area. Materials for the bridges were flown in by helicopter to prevent harming the area by building a road.  Elevation:Begins at 850 feet and ends at 1,100 feet.

Directions: Take Shut-In Gap Road just north of Spring City traveling on Highway 68.