Kentucky hiking trails - Pine Mountain Trail, Cumberland Plateau Mountains, Letcher County
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Latitude: 37.20333
Longitude: -82.5525
User input for Pine Mountain Trail, Cumberland Plateau Mountains, Letcher County, Kentucky:
Redbird Band of Cherokee:
The Bear still are in the caves on Pine Mountain. The siting of Bear near Raven, KY, down off the mountain, was just a visit from brother Bear. Leave Bear alone. www.redbirdband.com
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| | This part of Kentucky is always a pleasure to visit during hiking season. Pine Mountain Trail is quite far from the nearest urban center and there's great natural beauty awaiting you along it. There are many wonderful hiking trails in the Cumberland Plateau Mountains, there's no better way to enjoy these mountains. The amount of rain that falls at Pine Mountain Trail is close to the national average; March is the wettest month with most rain; the driest month is October.
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in the 80's. When the night sets in temperatures plunge down into the 50's. Highs throughout the winter are usually in the 40's with temperatures at Pine Mountain Trail dipping down into the 10's through winter nights. This river is so perfect. Shelby Gap is a nice place to look
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Can’t wait to get out in nature, Pine Mountain Trail in Letcher County, Kentucky is such a great place. There's so much to do here at Pine Mountain Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Cane Patch Campground is a good spot for that. But wait, there's more cool things to do in the Cumberland Plateau Mountains. There are some pleasant whitewater spots on Pound River, and a quick tour to Cane Branch is positively a good idea.
Doubles Branch flows through this vicinity; you can stay the night at Laurel Fork Campground. | |
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| These outdoors activities are available near Pine Mountain Trail. |
| | Whitewater Near Pine Mountain Trail:
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Pound River, Wise/ Dickenson County
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, 5 miles away, Class I-II - 8.5 miles long (Route 624 to Pound Fishing Access) |
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Pound River, Dickenson County
County
, 15 miles away, Class I-II(III) - 2 miles long (Route 739 to Route 611) |
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Russell Fork, Pike County
County
, 16 miles away, Class II(III) - 2 miles long (Gorge takeout to Elkhorn City) |
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Russell Fork, Dickenson County
County
, 17 miles away, Class II-III+ - 3 miles long (Virginia 611 to Garden Hole Road) |
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Russell Fork, Dickenson County
County
, 17 miles away, Class IV-V+ - 3.8 miles long (Garden Hole Road to Kentucky takeout) |
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| | Hotels Near Pine Mountain Trail:
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Mullins Farm Cottage, Clintwood
, 7 miles away |
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Travelers Motel, Pound
, 7 miles away |
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Buck's Motel, Clintwood
, 8 miles away |
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Clayburn Inn, Pound
, 8 miles away |
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Carriage Hill Motel, Wise
, 13 miles away |
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