Tag Archives: Trails

Cumberland Mountain State Park celebrated Tennessee Disability Advocacy Day by announcing a new all-terrain wheelchair is available for use. Park Manager Chip Hillis said many frequent visitors are prevented from experiencing the extent of the park’s beauty due to mobility limitations. He said the wheelchair has a four-wheel drive feature that will allow disabled visitors to hike remote trails that ... Read More »

Progress on Cane Creek’s shoreline stabilization project has led to the need for more trail closures. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said that while in the midst of the project, they decided to do some additional work that would better the trails. “And that is removing some trees that were taken down by storms,” Woods said. “And we need to ... Read More »

Some trails and fisherman cabins are closed at Fall Creek Falls following Wednesday’s rains and flooding events. Park Manager Jacob Young said that one of the biggest closures comes from that in the Upper Loop trail. “And that’s sad because the Lower Loop was closed due to a 2019 flood,” Young said. “A similar situation. It took out one of ... Read More »

Putnam County residents can get their first glimpse of preliminary plans to develop 31 acres by Cane Creek Park Tuesday. Cookeville Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said the city wants to do a mile extension of the current walking trail to connect the recently purchased land. “One of the things that we heard in our system wide master plan process ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council approved the final draft of its ten-year Leisure Services Master Plan Thursday evening. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said the plan will help in efforts to get parks and recreation grants for Cookeville. “And this is a requirement for eligibility for grants, including the LPRF grant administered by TDEC,” Woods said. “I’m very pleased with the outcome ... Read More »

Cumberland County’s Friends of Trails is looking for public input while creating a Crossville trail network master plan. The non-profit trail building organization is conducting surveys to gauge community support. President John Conrad said so far, over 450 people have responded in just a couple weeks. “We felt like we would really like to build trails close to where people ... Read More »