Cumberland County
Hiking Marathon

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Registration is Closed

The 2021 Hiking Marathon is over for another year. With over 2,400 registrations this is the biggest marathon so far. There were over 300 more registrations than last year as the marathon continues to grow in popularity. We will leave this website in place until June when we will start to update it for the 2022 marathon.

Hike 26.2 miles individually or in small groups over one month at your own pace on specially selected trails on the Cumberland Plateau. It is completely FREE to enter. Participate in the marathon and get a free T-shirt at the Hit the Trails Festival in October. Finish the marathon and also get a patch. Bring a dog with you and the dog will get a bandana.
You can download a log-sheet to record your progress as the whole marathon is done on the honor system.

Share your experiences. Go to the "Contact" page and leave comments on your experience and upload a picture. You can also use this form to report any problems that you come across on the trails.(or errors on this website.)

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Black Mountain Overlook with Grassy Cove in the Background
South Cumberland Elementary School 2019 Marathoners
"The Cookie Patrol" at Black Mtn. Overlook, 2019 Hiking Marathon

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We use QR Codes

A QR code is a strange graphic consisting of black squares and dots. If you try to take a picture of a QR code with your phone it will offer to take you to a website. Accept the offer with our QR codes and you go straight to the appropriate  trail map and description.

You will find the QR code at each trail-head attached to the top of one of the marathon signs. Snap a picture and bring up the trail map on your phone. It is as easy as that.

(You can test the feature using  this QR code.)

2021 SCHEDULE

Aug 15: Registration Opens
Sep 1: Start Hiking
Sep 30: Stop Hiking
Oct 2: Hit the Trails Festival

Turn-around Signs

Quite a few marathon trails this year are “in -and-out” hikes. We have marked with these brown signs the the point at which you turn and retrace your steps .

SHORTCUTS

Make a tax deductible donation to Friends of the Trails for use on the hiking trails in Cumberland County. You can specify how or where your donation should be used. We will email you a receipt for tax purposes.

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Tales from the Trails

South staff and students celebrated completing 2019 Cumberland County Hiking Marathon. The first year I did it there was only three of us. Can’t wait to see how many join us next year.
Vicki Hixon WyattSouth Elementary School
2019 Marathon done! Looking forward to next Year. Thanks to the Friends of the Trails and all of the Organizations that helped this Year.
Bob Christian
I'm proof that even a relatively sedentary, 64 year old 290 pound guy who has had two (minor) heart attacks can DO THIS! Some of the trails "got my attention" of course. Hebbertsburg especially. I just did it a bit slower than most. More time to take in the scenery, right?
Bob Krausen
We finished our 5th hiking marathon! Great event today! Thank you to everyone who works to make it a reality.
Sheryl Greni Craig
Toni and I just finished our last hike. We decided to do the downtown ‘trail’ last. We recommend doing it in the cool of the evening. A big THANK YOU to all the folks involved with ‘Friends of the Trails’. What a great program for locals and visitors alike.
Rick Dale
I want to give a shout out to everyone involved in putting this "marathon" together.From the sponsor's, to the people who maintain the trails and everyone in between. A GREAT BIG THANK YOU. I really enjoyed it. See ya'll at the festival!
Kenneth Auclair
To you and your team that maintain these trails. We thank you. The designs and the care you have taken to make these tails as beautiful and safe as can be. You and your team should be very proud of what you have accomplished for all the people of Crossville. Fairfield Glade trails were outstanding.
Nancy Tobeck
OK, I'm hooked. I started hiking as a way to get some exercise and meet some people. When the marathon came along I wasn't sure I could complete the whole thing with my travel. I took the challenge, and I crammed it in. I'm happy I did it! BEAUTIFUL trails. Great people.
Bob Krausen
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Cumberland County Hiking Marathon
Friends of the Trails
P.O. Box 3666
Crossville, TN 38557.
Email: hike@hikingmarathon.com
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