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Stinging Fork Falls Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park/Tennessee

Stinging Fork Falls Trail

Spring City, Tennessee

1.4 mi

Distance

367 ft

Elev. Gain

38m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Stinging Fork Falls Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:439 ft
Max:525 ft
Gain:112 ft
Loss:112 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 439 ft and 525 ft across 1.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.439 ft468 ft496 ft525 ft0.0 mi0.4 mi0.7 mi1.1 mi1.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi525 ft
End1.4 mi525 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

Managed by Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Spring City, TN · about 3 mi away
County:
Rhea County, TN
Jurisdiction:
Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park · Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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