![]() On a few plastic trail markers, someone did Sharpy in a trail name. Then you often have to look at the color of the metal "blazes" hammered on to tree trunks to know which trail you're on. Trail inter-sections are numbered on the map, and numbered on the ground, so if you come to a junction with a big "2" on it, you have to look at your map to see that this is where you are. Odd thing about these trails is that the signs are mostly coded. The breeze wouldn't be so nice if I was trying to paddle a canoe out on one of the lakes, but it was wonderful up there in the hills. The high was in the low 80s and there was a nice breeze. Very pleasant day of hiking, even without the big open views. ![]() That's the main difference I've noticed in hiking here in the mid-South versus out West: Thick trees, and fewer expansive vistas. In fact, even though I could only rarely see any roads, I often heard the sound of trucks or motorcycles roaring quite nearby. The forest cover is so thick that you can't see far in any direction. There were no other cars when I parked, but 2 or 3 other cars when I left, so I know I parked legally.Īlthough this was another "Land Between the Lakes" hike, I could not see any lakes on this hike. ![]() There will also be the remains of roads heading in several directions near this loop, but I'm pretty sure those roads are for authorized vehicles only (although they are not signed that way-they're just kind of narrow and bumpy). After about 200 yards, the road will reach a little loop at the end. When the road makes a sharp right towards Boswell Landing, you should see a dirt/gravel road signed for Fort Henry parking, more or less straight for your direction of travel. Take the second right (the second paved road on the right), which will be signed towards Boswell Landing. At the south Welcome Center, turn left (away from the Welcome Center), to the west. 79, take "The Trace" north from 79 (it is signed for access to Land Between the Lakes). The trailhead for the Fort Henry trails is on a spur road off of Fort Henry Road. This area was instead known as "Land Between the Rivers." In fact, Fort Henry, which used to overlook the Tennessee River, was submerged by the reservoir that pooled behind Kentucky Dam. Of course, Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley did not exist at the time. The Union victory there gave them control of the lower Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers, which were important transit ways for western and central Kentucky and Tennessee. There's a network of trails collectively known as "Fort Henry Trails." They're all associated with the Fort Henry area, which was an important early Civil War battlefield.
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