Stinging Fork Trail
Cumberland Trail State Park

Stinging Fork Trail

3-mile loop. Moderate difficulty. Stinging Fork Trail, created in 1969, was the first trail on Bowater property, according to Evan Means in Hiking Tennessee Trails. This trail is picturesque, passing through a pine forest and on through stands of laurel and patches of blueberries. A spur trail leads to Indian Head Point where an overlook provides a view of the rugged Stinging Fork Gorge, and the trail passes within a short distance of the 30-foot-high Stinging Fork Falls and cascades. Elevation:Change of 300 feet.