{"id":159,"date":"2009-05-09T18:30:04","date_gmt":"2009-05-09T22:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.outragegis.com\/trails\/?p=159"},"modified":"2025-11-15T10:52:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T14:52:42","slug":"ridge-trail-at-cumberland-gap-nhp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outragegis.com\/trails\/2009\/05\/09\/ridge-trail-at-cumberland-gap-nhp\/","title":{"rendered":"Ridge Trail at Cumberland Gap NHP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.outragegis.com\/trails\/product\/cumberland-gap-national-park-trail-guide\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Buy this map\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.outragegis.com\/trails\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/CUGA_Overwrap_2017_cover_th.jpg\" alt=\"Buy this map\" width=\"155\" height=\"243\" \/><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Hiker\" src=\"http:\/\/www.outragegis.com\/2006\/images\/index\/images\/outrageGIS-2006_16.gif\" alt=\"Hiker\" align=\"bottom\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Hiker\" src=\"http:\/\/www.outragegis.com\/2006\/images\/index\/images\/outrageGIS-2006_22.gif\" alt=\"Hiker\" align=\"bottom\" \/> <strong>Cumberland Gap Map<\/strong><br \/>\nDistance:<strong> 16 Miles<\/strong> round-trip from the Civic Park trailhead at Ewing<br \/>\nDifficulty: <strong>+++<br \/>\n<\/strong>Scenic Views:<strong> ++++<br \/>\n<\/strong>Elevation Relief:<strong> 2,000ft <\/strong>^^<br \/>\nOwnership: <strong>Cumberland Gap, <\/strong>NPS<\/p>\n<table class=\"SimpleButton\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.outragegis.com\/trails\/product\/cumberland-gap-national-park-trail-guide\/\">Cumberland Gap Trail Map: $14<br \/>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.outragegis.com\/trails\/product\/cumberland-gap-national-park-trail-guide\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"GoImage\" src=\"http:\/\/www.outragegis.com\/store\/skin1\/images\/go.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.outragegis.com\/pixel\/_data\/i\/galleries\/090509_CUGA_Hensley\/Day_2_1_19%20Pixel%20at%20Hensley%20Camp-xs.jpg\" \/>Camp Hensley<\/p>\n<p>The Pixel Team hiked up to Hensley Settlement after the Southeastern Foot Trails Conference and it was a fantastic, sublime experience. Sherman Hensley hiked up this mountain in 1903 with his pregnant wife and all of the tools and livestock they could drive. They saw a large, flat expanse on the mountain summit and carved out a pioneer homestead. Two backcountry camps are within 0.5 miles of this historic community.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.outragegis.com\/pixel\/_data\/i\/galleries\/090509_CUGA_Hensley\/Day_2_2_01%20Chadwell%20Gap-xs.jpg\" \/>Ridge Trail overlook<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Interactive maps: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outragegis.com\/gap\/3d\/\">3D <\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outragegis.com\/gap\/\">2D<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outragegis.com\/gap\/3d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visit the Cumberland Gap trail planner<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0for your next backcountry trip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cumberland Gap Map Distance: 16 Miles round-trip from the Civic Park trailhead at Ewing Difficulty: +++ Scenic Views: ++++ Elevation Relief: 2,000ft ^^ Ownership: Cumberland Gap, NPS Cumberland Gap Trail Map: $14 Camp Hensley The Pixel Team hiked up to Hensley Settlement after the Southeastern Foot Trails Conference and it was a fantastic, sublime experience. 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