The Cumberland Trail Conference (CTC) is a non-profit
organization, dedicated to the management, maintenance, building,
and completion of the Cumberland Trail (CT), a Tennessee State
Scenic Trail. The CTC was formed in early 1997 by dedicated
members of Tennessee Trails Association. Our mission is:
To preserve the historical and cultural heritage of Tennessee, conserve natural resources, and provide educational and recreational opportunities through the development and completion of the Cumberland Trail corridor, and to establish a foundation of support by interconnecting local communities within the trail corridor to acquire, maintain, and promote the Cumberland Trail.
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. Our ’97 BreakAway program hosted 50 students from five universities who, along with over 60 TTA volunteers, built more than a mile of rugged trail in the gorge of the Obed Wild and Scenic River and revitalized an additional ten miles of trail on the Cumberland Mountain segment.
The CTC began publishing a biannual newsletter in July of
1997, 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.
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