Our efforts are supported by a broad community network of individuals, clubs, and communities along the CT corridor and throughout Tennessee. The CTC organizes and provides activities that work towards the completion of the CT. This includes trail maintenance and building outings, trail-building training sessions, and periodic hikes on the CT. We also sponsor the spring CT BreakAway program, an alternative spring break program giving university students the opportunity to give back to their communities.

The CTC publishes a quarterly newsletter, providing a much needed information outlet for CT news, notes, and activities, and about progress and needs on the trail. We also provide trail maps on open trail segments, a brochure on the CT, and general information.

The CTC, as a volunteer organization, accomplishes all its activities through the assistance of individuals such as you. If you are interested in pursuing volunteerism on the CT, we are looking for help in many areas. Of particular need are Trail Stewards - individuals or an organization within a local community that demonstrate a vested interest in the trail and strong community leadership. A Trail Steward works closely with the CTC on an adopted section of trail in the pursuit of an integrated community trail. For further information, send us an e-mail.

In three years, CTC has leveraged a volunteer grassroots effort into the creation of the Cumberland Trail, a 282 mile Linear State Park and State Scenic Trail. Our leadership role has seen to the revitalization and construction of 107 miles of trail corridor using over 30,000 hours of volunteer effort. Our Spring Breakaway program has provided conservation education and hands-on experience to hundreds of university students throughout America, our future conservation leaders.

As a greenway, the Cumberland Trail will pass through 11 Tennessee counties and numerous communities on the eastern escarpment of the Cumberland Plateau. Located in an economically challenged region; the Cumberland Trail will provide both recreation and viable renewable economic opportunities to the communities of the Cumberland Plateau. The Cumberland Trail will bring watershed and viewshed protection, greenway corridors, and wildlife conservation to this rich ecological region.

Today the CTC provides the leadership for the creation of the CT, whose heart and soul are the communities, landowners, and volunteers working to provide a quiet respite for the people of Tennessee, while preserving the natural heritage and character of Tennessee for theit children.

All of the CTC’s activities are financed through the giving of grants, foundations, individuals, clubs, and communities thoughout Tennessee. We are a non-profit volunteer organization. If you are interested in assisting the CTC’s endeavors, basic annual giving to the CTC is $25.00. Please send contributions to: