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The CT is designed for hikers by hikers. The long distance trail provides access to some of Tennessee's most stunning landscapes: waterfalls, gorges, four bird and wildlife rich Tennessee Wildlife Management Areas, a National Park Wild and Scenic Area, two State Parks, two protected State Natural Areas, and two National Parks. The CT is primarily a hiking trail, designed and built to minimize the potential environmental impact on sensitive wildlife habitat, unique aquatic or terrestrial habitats, or endangered/threatened species.
Designed as a sustainable single file backcountry-hiking trail, part of the Great Eastern Trail, the CT's environmentally conscious footprint on the land provides the hiker with numerous picturesque waterfalls, scenic overlooks, and a wilderness experience rare in the eastern US. Due to its location in more remote areas of the Appalachians, the Great Eastern Trail will provide hikers with a more primitive backcountry experience, an alternative to the relatively crowded Appalachian Trail.
The Cumberland Trail has been and continues to be constructed largely by volunteers from many walks of life. This volunteer construction effort is managed by the Cumberland Trail Conference (CTC), a non-profit organization supported by tax deductable donations from supporters like you.
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The Cumberland Trail Conference received a $68,500 RTP grant for the addition of 12.5 miles of trail to the Cumberland Trail State Park. Pictured from left to right are: Environment and Conservation Commissioner Jim Fyke, General Manager Anthony Hook, Governor Phil Bredesen, and Office Manager Marleya Pendleton.
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EXCITING NEWS!
The Cumberland Trail Conference (CTC) would like to acknowledge the Lyndhurst Foundation for a $30,000 grant awarded for the 2009-2010 fiscal year. This grant will be used to further the Cumberland Trail Conference’s mission of establishing and developing the Cumberland State Scenic Trail and its associated corridor. This corridor will provide numerous recreational opportunities and preservation of the historical, cultural, and natural resources on the Cumberland Plateau. With the assistance of the Lyndhurst Foundation, an extraordinary project will be completed. This trail will create one of the last remaining unbroken greenway corridors in the state, creating a lasting legacy, to be shared and enjoyed by all those who value the great outdoors. The Lyndhurst Foundation and its president Mr. Benic M Clark III have been long time supporters of the Cumberland Trail Conference and with their continued support, the Cumberland Trail project will continue to move forward.
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ROCK/CREEK AND PATAGONIA SUPPORT
The Cumberland Trail Conference (CTC) would like to acknowledge Rock/Creek in conjunction with Patagonia
for a $1,000 donation. Rock/Creek
has been a long time supporter of the Cumberland Trail Conference and with their continued support, the
Cumberland Trail project will continue to move forward. To date Rock/Creek has donated a total of $15,500.
The most recent donation of $1,000 helped to fund the construction of the Little Possum Creek Bridge in
Hamilton County.
See the recent ROCK/CREEK SUPPORT PRESS RELEASE.
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Nobe's Pictures of Team Green May 2 - 3, 2009 Backpack in the Rock and Possum Segments
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The Cumberland Trail Conference (CTC), the
Friends of the Cumberland Trail ,
private corporations, individuals, and others assist the State of Tennessee in the maintenance and development of the Cumberland Trail. As a member of the Southeast Foot Trails Coalition (SEFTC), CTC assists in protecting, preserving and promoting the Cumberland Trail, and assists with organizing volunteers and supporters to help build, maintain, and provide activities on the Cumberland Trail. This includes trail maintenance and building outings, trail-building training sessions, providing environmental and cultural education, and organizing periodic hikes on the CT.
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Grand Valley State Students Work With Tennessee State Parks and
Cumberland Trail Conference to Pick Up Litter Along
Hotwater Road in the Soddy Gorge
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cumberlandtrail@rocketmail.com
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Cumberland Trail Conference
19 East 4th St.
Crossville, TN 38555
(931) 456-6259
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The Multipro Network of Cookeville, TN is providing this website to the CTC. After generosly providing our website to us for over three years, Multipro generously increased their contribution by hosting this site, our new domain name, at no charge in 2000. This website, donated by Multipro, is property of CTC. Since its inception, this website was created and is maintained at no cost or expense to CTC or the State of Tennessee by unpaid volunteers and donors.
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All of this website's content is donated by volunteers or is available from public contributers at no expense. Please feel free to use content from this site royalty-free for non-profit making, non-commercial purposes only. We ask only that you give proper credit to the volunteers whose work is identified on this site.
Multipro's Cookeville personnel have been especially supportive and we appreciate their continued generosity and support. The efforts and contributions of community and private supporters are helping to bring the vision of the Cumberland Trail closer to completion.
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