Tri-State Peak Trail
A short but steady climb from the town of Cumberland Gap up the historic Wilderness Road to Tri-State Peak, where Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia meet.
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- Length
- 1.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 380 ft
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Route
- out-and-back
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0.7 mi · 378 ft of climbing · high 1,688 ft · low 1,316 ft
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Parking
Iron Furnace and Wilderness Road trailhead in Cumberland Gap, TN; free, no entrance fee. Leashed pets are welcome.
Directions to parkingWeather at the trailhead
78°FPartly cloudy now
Sunrise 6:15 AM · Sunset 8:54 PM
- TodayOvercast78° / 55°F2% precip
- WedPartly cloudy87° / 59°F2% precip
- ThuThunderstorm80° / 68°F71% precip
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From the edge of Cumberland Gap, the trail follows the restored Wilderness Road, the route Daniel Boone blazed through the mountains, up to the saddle of the gap. A spur climbs to Tri-State Peak, where a small pavilion and three state markers sit at the point Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia share. Interpretive signs along the way trace the gap's role from buffalo trace to pioneer gateway to a Civil War prize fought over by both armies.