Trail from London KY to Gatlinburg TN?
 

I was talking with my neighbor and he says there is an offroad trail
that goes from London, Kentucky to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. According
to him it takes about 2 days to cross and you'll need to take your gas
cans because there isn't a gas station anywhere.

I tried looking on the 'net for this trail but can't find it. Anyone
ever hear of this trail? Sounds like a good Memorial Day weekend
camping trip.

John
john at retronerd . com

Re: Trail from London KY to Gatlinburg TN?
 

It's unlikely such a trail still exists, however there's a way to find out
if it did within the last 25 years or so. Check out the National Geographic
KY & TN maps sold for GPS units. You may be able to find them at a good
library. Most of them date back decades and will show all of the trails that
existed at that time.

The reason I doubt it exists id s that a trail like that would be hard to
keep secret for long, plus ther's probably not that much public land left in
the area.

The ones for Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, etc. are a revelation, they show
you just where they are (were). It is kind of depressing to see just how
many trails have been lost to development & closures, however.

"John Cook" <jcook793@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:249d3572.0405160454.e55dd9d@posting.google.co m...
> I was talking with my neighbor and he says there is an offroad trail
> that goes from London, Kentucky to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. According
> to him it takes about 2 days to cross and you'll need to take your gas
> cans because there isn't a gas station anywhere.
>
> I tried looking on the 'net for this trail but can't find it. Anyone
> ever hear of this trail? Sounds like a good Memorial Day weekend
> camping trip.
>
> John
> john at retronerd . com

Re: Trail from London KY to Gatlinburg TN?
 

It's unlikely such a trail still exists, however there's a way to find out
if it did within the last 25 years or so. Check out the National Geographic
KY & TN maps sold for GPS units. You may be able to find them at a good
library. Most of them date back decades and will show all of the trails that
existed at that time.

The reason I doubt it exists id s that a trail like that would be hard to
keep secret for long, plus ther's probably not that much public land left in
the area.

The ones for Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, etc. are a revelation, they show
you just where they are (were). It is kind of depressing to see just how
many trails have been lost to development & closures, however.

"John Cook" <jcook793@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:249d3572.0405160454.e55dd9d@posting.google.co m...
> I was talking with my neighbor and he says there is an offroad trail
> that goes from London, Kentucky to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. According
> to him it takes about 2 days to cross and you'll need to take your gas
> cans because there isn't a gas station anywhere.
>
> I tried looking on the 'net for this trail but can't find it. Anyone
> ever hear of this trail? Sounds like a good Memorial Day weekend
> camping trip.
>
> John
> john at retronerd . com

Re: Trail from London KY to Gatlinburg TN?
 

It's unlikely such a trail still exists, however there's a way to find out
if it did within the last 25 years or so. Check out the National Geographic
KY & TN maps sold for GPS units. You may be able to find them at a good
library. Most of them date back decades and will show all of the trails that
existed at that time.

The reason I doubt it exists id s that a trail like that would be hard to
keep secret for long, plus ther's probably not that much public land left in
the area.

The ones for Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, etc. are a revelation, they show
you just where they are (were). It is kind of depressing to see just how
many trails have been lost to development & closures, however.

"John Cook" <jcook793@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:249d3572.0405160454.e55dd9d@posting.google.co m...
> I was talking with my neighbor and he says there is an offroad trail
> that goes from London, Kentucky to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. According
> to him it takes about 2 days to cross and you'll need to take your gas
> cans because there isn't a gas station anywhere.
>
> I tried looking on the 'net for this trail but can't find it. Anyone
> ever hear of this trail? Sounds like a good Memorial Day weekend
> camping trip.
>
> John
> john at retronerd . com

Re: Trail from London KY to Gatlinburg TN?
 

It's unlikely such a trail still exists, however there's a way to find out
if it did within the last 25 years or so. Check out the National Geographic
KY & TN maps sold for GPS units. You may be able to find them at a good
library. Most of them date back decades and will show all of the trails that
existed at that time.

The reason I doubt it exists id s that a trail like that would be hard to
keep secret for long, plus ther's probably not that much public land left in
the area.

The ones for Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, etc. are a revelation, they show
you just where they are (were). It is kind of depressing to see just how
many trails have been lost to development & closures, however.

"John Cook" <jcook793@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:249d3572.0405160454.e55dd9d@posting.google.co m...
> I was talking with my neighbor and he says there is an offroad trail
> that goes from London, Kentucky to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. According
> to him it takes about 2 days to cross and you'll need to take your gas
> cans because there isn't a gas station anywhere.
>
> I tried looking on the 'net for this trail but can't find it. Anyone
> ever hear of this trail? Sounds like a good Memorial Day weekend
> camping trip.
>
> John
> john at retronerd . com

Re: Trail from London KY to Gatlinburg TN?
 

jcook793@yahoo.com (John Cook) writes:

> I was talking with my neighbor and he says there is an offroad trail
> that goes from London, Kentucky to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. According
> to him it takes about 2 days to cross and you'll need to take your gas
> cans because there isn't a gas station anywhere.

> I tried looking on the 'net for this trail but can't find it. Anyone
> ever hear of this trail? Sounds like a good Memorial Day weekend
> camping trip.

> John

John,

A US Geological Survey topo map of the area would probably show it. Go to
either:

http://www.mapmart.com/Topo/Raster.htm

or

http://www.usgs.gov

The first site (MapMart.com) sells the USGS topo maps in both printed and
downloadable-digital formats.

What you're talking about MIGHT be part of the old Natchez Trace, a trail
that's over 200 years old. It ran from the Mississippi river north of New
Orleans in the Louisiana purchase to the Chesapeake Bay area. A lot of it is
now U.S. hiways, but parts of the original rough trail may still exist,
particularly in the forests and mountains of Kentucky and Tennessee.

HTH

Scotty
'99 TJ Sahara 4.0L I-6
'99 XJ Sport 4.0L I-6
'03 BMW Z4

*** No animals were harmed during the production of this reply ***

================================================== ==============

Re: Trail from London KY to Gatlinburg TN?
 

jcook793@yahoo.com (John Cook) writes:

> I was talking with my neighbor and he says there is an offroad trail
> that goes from London, Kentucky to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. According
> to him it takes about 2 days to cross and you'll need to take your gas
> cans because there isn't a gas station anywhere.

> I tried looking on the 'net for this trail but can't find it. Anyone
> ever hear of this trail? Sounds like a good Memorial Day weekend
> camping trip.

> John

John,

A US Geological Survey topo map of the area would probably show it. Go to
either:

http://www.mapmart.com/Topo/Raster.htm

or

http://www.usgs.gov

The first site (MapMart.com) sells the USGS topo maps in both printed and
downloadable-digital formats.

What you're talking about MIGHT be part of the old Natchez Trace, a trail
that's over 200 years old. It ran from the Mississippi river north of New
Orleans in the Louisiana purchase to the Chesapeake Bay area. A lot of it is
now U.S. hiways, but parts of the original rough trail may still exist,
particularly in the forests and mountains of Kentucky and Tennessee.

HTH

Scotty
'99 TJ Sahara 4.0L I-6
'99 XJ Sport 4.0L I-6
'03 BMW Z4

*** No animals were harmed during the production of this reply ***

================================================== ==============

Re: Trail from London KY to Gatlinburg TN?
 

jcook793@yahoo.com (John Cook) writes:

> I was talking with my neighbor and he says there is an offroad trail
> that goes from London, Kentucky to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. According
> to him it takes about 2 days to cross and you'll need to take your gas
> cans because there isn't a gas station anywhere.

> I tried looking on the 'net for this trail but can't find it. Anyone
> ever hear of this trail? Sounds like a good Memorial Day weekend
> camping trip.

> John

John,

A US Geological Survey topo map of the area would probably show it. Go to
either:

http://www.mapmart.com/Topo/Raster.htm

or

http://www.usgs.gov

The first site (MapMart.com) sells the USGS topo maps in both printed and
downloadable-digital formats.

What you're talking about MIGHT be part of the old Natchez Trace, a trail
that's over 200 years old. It ran from the Mississippi river north of New
Orleans in the Louisiana purchase to the Chesapeake Bay area. A lot of it is
now U.S. hiways, but parts of the original rough trail may still exist,
particularly in the forests and mountains of Kentucky and Tennessee.

HTH

Scotty
'99 TJ Sahara 4.0L I-6
'99 XJ Sport 4.0L I-6
'03 BMW Z4

*** No animals were harmed during the production of this reply ***

================================================== ==============

Re: Trail from London KY to Gatlinburg TN?
 

jcook793@yahoo.com (John Cook) writes:

> I was talking with my neighbor and he says there is an offroad trail
> that goes from London, Kentucky to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. According
> to him it takes about 2 days to cross and you'll need to take your gas
> cans because there isn't a gas station anywhere.

> I tried looking on the 'net for this trail but can't find it. Anyone
> ever hear of this trail? Sounds like a good Memorial Day weekend
> camping trip.

> John

John,

A US Geological Survey topo map of the area would probably show it. Go to
either:

http://www.mapmart.com/Topo/Raster.htm

or

http://www.usgs.gov

The first site (MapMart.com) sells the USGS topo maps in both printed and
downloadable-digital formats.

What you're talking about MIGHT be part of the old Natchez Trace, a trail
that's over 200 years old. It ran from the Mississippi river north of New
Orleans in the Louisiana purchase to the Chesapeake Bay area. A lot of it is
now U.S. hiways, but parts of the original rough trail may still exist,
particularly in the forests and mountains of Kentucky and Tennessee.

HTH

Scotty
'99 TJ Sahara 4.0L I-6
'99 XJ Sport 4.0L I-6
'03 BMW Z4

*** No animals were harmed during the production of this reply ***

================================================== ==============

Re: Trail from London KY to Gatlinburg TN?
 

There is a Trans-America trail that goes from Tennessee to Oregon.

http://www.transamtrail.com/

John Cook wrote:

> I was talking with my neighbor and he says there is an offroad trail
> that goes from London, Kentucky to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. According
> to him it takes about 2 days to cross and you'll need to take your gas
> cans because there isn't a gas station anywhere.
>
> I tried looking on the 'net for this trail but can't find it. Anyone
> ever hear of this trail? Sounds like a good Memorial Day weekend
> camping trip.
>
> John
> john at retronerd . com

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