Pine Mountain State Scenic Trail is a trail under development in the U.S. state of

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

. Once completed, the trail will wind along Pine Mountain Ridge from the

Breaks Interstate Park Breaks Interstate Park is a bi-state state park located partly in southeastern Kentucky and mostly in southwestern Virginia, in the Jefferson National Forest, at the northeastern terminus of Pine Mountain. Rather than their respective state park ...

Cumberland Gap National Historical Park The Cumberland Gap National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located at the border between Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia, centered on the Cumberland Gap, a natural break in the Appalachian Mountains. The park lies ...

. The park itself will cover a band along Pine Mountain. The trail will connect Bad Branch State Nature Preserve and many other natural areas owned by the

Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves The Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves is an agency of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the United States dedicated to the protection of Kentucky's natural heritage. The agency's primary focus is protecting rare and endangered species habitat. It o ...

. As of May 2014, the trail is completed from the Breaks Interstate Park to

Kingdom Come State Park Kingdom Come State Park is a part of Kentucky's state park system in Harlan County atop Pine Mountain near the city of Cumberland. It was named after the 1903 best-selling novel '' The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come'' by native Kentuckian Joh ...

.Pine Mountain Trail Conference
Retrieved on 2009-12-28

Trail sections

The following chart lists the completed trail sections as of May 2014: Shelter on the Pine Mountain Scenic Trail Birch Knob section

Trail rules

* Foot traffic only between US 23 and US 119 * Camping at designated sites only (There are a number of shelters along the trail - check for details on camping.) * No overnight camping permitted in state nature preserves. * No overnight parking at state nature preserves. * Trails have sign-in and sign-out stations that help identify who is and has been on the mountain in the event of an emergency.

References

External links

Pine Mountain State Scenic TrailPine Mountain Trail at the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves
{{authority control Protected areas of Bell County, Kentucky Protected areas of Harlan County, Kentucky Hiking trails in Kentucky State parks of Kentucky Protected areas of Letcher County, Kentucky Protected areas of Pike County, Kentucky Great Eastern Trail