From the Cumberland Gap to the Cumberland River – endless historical, natural, scenic, cultural, recreational and archaeological resources for all to enjoy.

The Cumberland Historic Byway is a 200-mile connector that dips, bends, and curves along a path that moves mainly east to west except for a few places where steep and rugged terrain dictates otherwise.

Eight miles to the south on US 27, you pass through three small hamlets typical of the Cumberland Mountain coal country to the intersection of TN 52, where you head west. After eight miles, you arrive at the charming, time-capsule village of …

The easternmost point of the Byway begins in Cumberland Gap, TN, and reveals how early migratory patterns of land animals paved the way for legendary long hunters Daniel Boone and Elisha Walden to forever cement their fate in folklore history.

About the Byway. Overview; History; Travel Route; Getting To The Byway; Visitor Centers & Info; Byway Counties. Clay County; Morgan County; Overton County; Scott County; Pickett County; …

This scenic footpath follows a line of high ridges and deep gorges lying along or near the rugged, eastern edge of Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau, offering a unique wilderness experience and many scenic views, waterfalls, landscapes, gorges, wildlife, and widely varying flora.

Rich in history and natural splendor, the Cumberland Gap National Historic Park encompasses some 24,000 acres in three states, including a northern portion of Claiborne County. Its extensive trail system provides park visitors with unparalleled vistas of geological formations, cascading waterfalls, and breathtaking overlooks.

Cumberland National Scenic Byway in Tennessee T he landscape of the northern Cumberland Plateau is one of paths, trails, sacred hunting grounds, and rich timberlands. Each area is defined by its own distinctive geologic formation, one giving way …

This scenic footpath follows a line of high ridges and deep gorges lying along or near the rugged, eastern edge of Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau, offering a unique wilderness experience and many scenic views, waterfalls, landscapes, gorges, wildlife, and widely varying flora.

Traveling south on SR 42 (Livingston Highway), one leaves behind the picturesque Dale Hollow Lake region and crosses into Overton County, which sits between two major physiographic features: the Highland Rim to the west and the Cumberland Plateau to the east.