Backpacking The Cumberland Trail: Possum Creek Gorge

May 2-3, 2026
Possum Creek Gorge of The Cumberland Trail, Tennessee.
Experienced backpackers only.
Details TBA.

Distance: 9.5 + miles one-way
Difficulty: Moderately Strenuous
Elevation Change: 1,000 feet gain and 1,000 feet loss
Cautions: Ford of Little Possum Creek
Camping: Little Possum South Campsite at Mile 3.2 (6.3), or Little Possum North Campsite at Mile 7.1 (2.4)
https://cumberlandtrail.org/trail-segments/three-gorges-segment/possum-creek-gorge-section/

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