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Frozen Head State Park

Tennessee · TN

30

Trails

1

Campgrounds

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Frozen Head State Park is a wild park in the Cumberland Mountains, named for its often ice-crowned peak. It has rugged terrain, waterfalls, and a history of coal mining and Civilian Conservation Corps camps.

Source: tnstateparks.com

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Frozen Head State Park and Natural Area is a state park in Morgan County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The park, situated in the Crab Orchard Mountains between the city of Wartburg and the community of Petros, contains some of the highest mountains in Tennessee west of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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Trails

All trails in Frozen Head State Park
Bird Mountain and North Bird Mountain Loop

Bird Mountain and North Bird Mountain Loop

Wartburg10.6 mi4,698 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: ExpertLoop
Bird Mountain Trail

Bird Mountain Trail

Wartburg11.3 mi1,765 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: DifficultLoop
Bird Mountain Trail

Bird Mountain Trail

4.1 mi236 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: EasyPoint to Point
Chimney Top and Lookout Tower West Trail Loop

Chimney Top and Lookout Tower West Trail Loop

Wartburg13.6 mi4,718 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: ExpertLoop
Chimney Top Mountain Via Spicewood Branch Trail

Chimney Top Mountain Via Spicewood Branch Trail

Wartburg8.0 mi2,999 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: DifficultLoop
Chimney Top Trail

Chimney Top Trail

7.1 mi
TrailPoint to Point
Coffin Springs Trail

Coffin Springs Trail

1.2 mi
TrailPoint to Point
Cumberland Trail

Cumberland Trail

295.7 mi1,588 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: ExpertPoint to Point
Cumberland Trail

Cumberland Trail

295.7 mi1,089 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: ExpertPoint to Point
Debord Falls

Debord Falls

Wartburg1.2 mi249 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: EasyOut & Back
Emory Gap Trail

Emory Gap Trail

Wartburg2.5 mi577 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: ModerateOut & Back
Fodderstack Mountain Trail

Fodderstack Mountain Trail

1.2 mi381 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: EasyPoint to Point

Campgrounds

All campgrounds in Frozen Head State Park
Frozen Head State Park

Frozen Head State Park

Wartburg, TNPricing varies — check with the operator
Campground State Park Reservable

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