Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Travel Guide

 apuleuis Says:  It's cool to know that Daniel Boone and a large percent of American ancestors came through this gap to the West. 

 apuleuis Says:  I have been in a lot of caves, and this may be my favorite. The park ranger guides were very informative and personable. The cave is beautiful. It isn't very commercialized. We got to see quite a few bats at close range. There are even signatures from the civil war. (ask... 

 Toughluck Says:  Start at the park visitor center on the Kentucky side. It's full of information about the historic trail and information about where you can go hiking and the drive to the top of the Pinnacles. See the movie (25 minutes or less). It's a great summary. 

 Toughluck Says:  It's a steep drive, but once you're on top, the view is wonderful. You can see south along the chain of mountains. This is a rare place in each of the three states it's in. Technically, the Pinnacles is in Virginia, but you reach it from Kentucky. 

 Toughluck Says:  Sounds silly, but tunnels are rare in most countries and especially in the U.S. Here, you can quickly pass under the mountain and visit the Tennessee side. Little to do, but it's the historic eastern end of gap and the eastern segment of the Wilderness Trail (Daniel Boone... 

 k4uad Says:  There are also other areas of the park that extend further into Virginia. If you are a hiker and enjoy beautiful views and want to be able to see for miles then I would suggest making a trip to Ewing Virginia for a visit to the sand cave and also to the white rocks where you... 

 goingsolo Says:  The tri state peak trail is just a little over a mile and begins at the saddle of Cumberland Gap. On the way to the top, you'll find the remains of a Union brigade's camp which was blown up when the Union had to retreat. The Gap actually changed hands between the north and... 

 goingsolo Says:  The Wilderness Trail, also named after Daniel Boone, runs from Tennessee through the gap and into Kentucky. This was the road that hundreds of pioneers crossed on foot and later in covered wagons in their quest for establishing settlements in the west. You can walk a portion... 

 goingsolo Says:  When driving to the top of Pinnacle Overlook, you'll notice a turnout for one of the lookout points along the gap. A canon still stands as memory to the war fought on this terrain. Later in the war, when the Union army advanced, soldiers dug earthworks and took defensive... 

 goingsolo Says:  The original earthworks dug by Confederate soldiers remain along Cumberland Gap. When driving to Pinnacle Overlook, you'll see a sign indicating a civil war historic site. Here a short trail leads to a lookout point guarded by a canon and the entrenchments used by... 

 Stephen-KarenConn Says:  Two miles south of Cumberland Gap, In the small town of Harrogate, TN, is the campus of Lincoln Memorial University and the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum. Here we thoroughly enjoyed viewing one of the largest and most diverse collections anywhere of memorbilia... 

 goingsolo Says:  Cumberland Gap lies at the intersection of three states- Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. Portions of the park cross these states. If you drive to the Daniel Boone Visitor's Center and the town of Cumberland Gap, you will cross the Tennessee and Virginia border. When I... 

 goingsolo Says:  The Iron Furnace is located off a short trail which begins just outside of the town of Cumberland Gap. The furnace was originally 30 feet high and was used to produce iron, hence the name. From here, the trail connects with the Wilderness Trail, the Tri State Peak and also... 

 goingsolo Says:  The Daniel Boone Visitor's Center is located a few miles from the main visitor's center and park facilities and is just across the Virginia-Tennessee border. The outdoor interpretive center has some interesting exhibits about wildlife in the area and a nature trail which...