Highland Rim Nature Trail
A short but steep loop dropping off the Highland Rim to a Caney Fork River and Center Hill Lake view, near the park's observation tower.
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- Length
- 1.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 341 ft
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Route
- loop
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1.3 mi · 431 ft of climbing · high 1,013 ft · low 653 ft
Find the trailhead
Parking
Near the visitor center off Edgar Evins State Park Road; free. The climb back up from the water is the workout.
Directions to parkingWeather at the trailhead
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Sunrise 5:25 AM · Sunset 8:02 PM
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The Highland Rim Nature Trail descends from the bluff near the visitor center through wildflower-rich hardwood forest to the water's edge on the Caney Fork arm of Center Hill Lake. It is only about a mile and a half, but loses and regains over 300 feet. The trailhead sits near the park's tall lookout tower, a good orientation stop before or after.