Day Fire Podcast

This is Part 2 of our three Part series with Bobby Fulcher . Today, the History of the Cumberland Mountains. Step back in time as Bobby describes our history beginning way before the first settlers. "The Cumberland Trail is an ambitious hiking trail project under development in East Tennessee. When completed, the Cumberland Trail (CT) will extend more than 300 miles from its northern terminus in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (TN/KY) to its southern terminus at the Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park located on Signal Mountain just outside Chattanooga, Tennessee. As of November 2019 over 210 miles of the trail are open for hiking. And work continues. Another 17 miles are complete but not open. These sections are waiting for bridges, final parking arrangements, signage or official opening dates. Estimated completion date for all trail segments on currently owned state land is late 2021. The scenic footpath follows a line of high ridges and deep gorges along or near the rugged, eastern ed