HIKING: Frozen Head State Park

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Description

Hikers must inquire in the Visitors Center about open trails. Trails range from easy to very difficult. A color topo map may be purchased at the Visitors Center.

Trails are open daily from 8 a.m. until one hour before sunset. This is one of the finest trail systems in Tennessee. There are over 80 miles of very scenic and challenging foot trails throughout this wild and rugged 13,122-acre mountain park. The trails feature waterfalls, giant sandstone rock formations, bluffs, abundant wildlife and 14 mountain peaks over 3,000 feet in elevation.

Each of the 20 trails are color blazed and most of the trails inter-loop together giving a choice of 7 loop trails ranging from .6 mile to 15 miles round-trip. A portion of the Cumberland Trail passes through as well.

Frozen Head State Park has several trails: Bird Mtn Trail 4.0 Chimney Top Trail 6.6 Empry Gap Trail to Falls 0.5 Interpretive Trail Loop 0.5 Judge Branch Trail Loop 1.2 Lookout Tower Trail 6.9 North Old Mac Trail 3.3 Panther Branch Trail 2.1 South Old Mac Trail 2.4 Spicewood Trail 2.5

Directions

From Harriman take Hwy. 27 North to Wartburg. Turn right (East) on Hwy. 62. Travel 2 miles and turn left on Flat Fork Road. Travel 4 miles to the park entrance.

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