Lilly Bluff Overlook Trail
A short, partly wheelchair-accessible boardwalk to a dramatic overlook of the 500-foot-deep Clear Creek gorge on the Cumberland Plateau.
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- Length
- 0.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 111 ft
- Difficulty
- easy
- Route
- out-and-back
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0.5 mi · 238 ft of climbing · high 1,301 ft · low 1,066 ft
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Parking
Lilly Bluff trailhead lot with accessible parking; the boardwalk portion is on level ground.
Directions to parkingWeather at the trailhead
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Sunrise 6:21 AM · Sunset 8:57 PM
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The trail runs through a hemlock forest for about a third of a mile before reaching a level boardwalk that ends at an overlook of the cliffs and river below, often busy with rock climbers on the opposite walls. The boardwalk's level grade makes the view reachable for most visitors. From here the Point, Bridge, and Boulder Field trails connect for longer outings in the gorge.