Sewanee Perimeter Trail

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Sewanee Perimeter Trail
Length 20 miles (32 km)
Location Sewanee, Tennessee
Trailheads Sewanee War Memorial Cross, Lake Cheston, Green's View, and the Sewanee University Gates
Use Hiking, Trail Biking, Jogging, Camping
Hiking details
Trail difficulty Easy to Moderate
Season All Year
Sights Thumping Dick Cove, Sewanee War Memorial Cross, Green's View, Morgan's Steep
Hazards Tick-borne diseases
Mosquitos
Yellowjackets
Chiggers
Steep grades
Poison ivy
Venomous snakes
Website Sewanee Perimeter Trail

The Sewanee Perimeter Trail is a private mixed-use mountain top trail of 20 miles (32 km) owned and maintained by the University of the South in Sewanee, TN.

Sewanee: The University of the South liberal arts university in Sewanee, Tennessee

Sewanee: The University of the South, also known as Sewanee, is a private, residential, liberal arts college in Sewanee, Tennessee. It is owned by 28 southern dioceses of the Episcopal Church, and its School of Theology is an official seminary of the church. The university's School of Letters offers graduate degrees in American Literature and Creative Writing. The campus consists of 13,000 acres (53 km2) of scenic mountain property atop the Cumberland Plateau, with the developed portion occupying about 1,000 acres (4.0 km2).

Sewanee, Tennessee CDP in Tennessee, United States

Sewanee is a census-designated place (CDP) in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,311 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Tullahoma, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Description

The trail follows the perimeter of the Cumberland Plateau bluff line and encircles the campus of the University of the South. It is open for use by students, faculty, and alumni of the University as well as local residents of Sewanee. The trail includes mixed use sections appropriate for hiking, running, and mountain biking as well as sections that are for hiking only. [1]

Cumberland Plateau

The Cumberland Plateau is the southern part of the Appalachian Plateau in the Appalachian Mountains of the United States. It includes much of eastern Kentucky and Tennessee, and portions of northern Alabama and northwest Georgia. The terms "Allegheny Plateau" and the "Cumberland Plateau" both refer to the dissected plateau lands lying west of the main Appalachian Mountains. The terms stem from historical usage rather than geological difference, so there is no strict dividing line between the two. Two major rivers share the names of the plateaus, with the Allegheny River rising in the Allegheny Plateau and the Cumberland River rising in the Cumberland Plateau in Harlan County, Kentucky.

Designated Trails

It consists of ten designated hiking trails: [2]

  1. Cross/Perimeter Trail/Tennessee Williams: 1.25 miles (2.01 km) loop
  2. The Cross to Morgan's Steep: 1 mile (1.6 km) one way
  3. Bridal Veil Falls: 2 miles (3.2 km) round trip
  4. Elliott Point/Parallel Trail: 3.5 miles (5.6 km) loop
  5. Western Section Perimeter: 7.5 miles (12.1 km) one way
  6. Forestry Cabin/Dotson Point: 4.5 miles (7.2 km) loop
  7. Thumping Dick Cove: 2 miles (3.2 km) round trip
  8. Cedar Hollow Lake: 2 miles (3.2 km) loop
  9. Shakerag/Beckwith's Point: 3.5 miles (5.6 km) loop
  10. Piney Point: 2 miles (3.2 km) round trip

Access Points

Access points on the trail include the Memorial Cross, Lake Cheston, Green's View, and the University Gates. At each access point are signs noting the hiking and camping policies of the property. Since the University property is private, all visitors must abide by stated policies. [3]

Notes

  1. "The Perimeter Trail". 50 Miles of Trail on Campus. University of the South. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. Benson, John (2008). "Sewanee's Best Day Hikes" (PDF). Sewanee Magazine. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  3. "Hiking". Domain Recreation. University of the South. Retrieved 23 March 2016.

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