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Hit the Trails Festival

Saturday, October 3rd, 2026 10am to 2pm
at The Square, Peavine Road, Fairfield Glade

Come and learn all about the outdoors in Fairfield Glade.. We are looking forward to an exciting event again this year. We have expanded from being just about trails to include all outdoor activities available to Fairfield Glade and Cumberland County residents and visitors. Last year we had over 1,500 attendees so we are hoping for even more this year if the weather cooperates.

There will be live music and concessions stands selling burgers, hotdogs, etc. With over thirty information booths there will be plenty to interest everyone.

This year the live music is provided by a new band, Cumberland Plateau Revival or CPR as they are commonly known. All members contribute to the vocals at various times as the band plays all kinds of music. from the 70s and 80’s – rock, southern rock, soft rock and more. The band members are, Amanda Butler on bass, Jeanne Stefanac on guitar and banjo, Paul Cottrell on guitar and mandolin Bryan Smith on drums and Cindy Smith on keyboard.  Bring your lawn chairs and be prepared to be entertained.

There will be a lot of activity at the Marathon tent as we hand out about 2,000 T-shirts and patches to the hikers.

Volunteers at all the other booths will be handing out information about their organization or activities.

Download the flyer (PDF)

T-shirt Pick-up

T-shirts, patches and bandanas can be picked up at the Hit the Trails festival on Saturday, October 3rd, 2026 from 10:00am to 2:00pm. 

If you are unable to attend the festival you can pick up your T-shirt, etc after the festival at the Centennial Park Office on Industrial Boulevard in Crossville during normal weekday business hours(8:00am to 4:30pm). The items will be available for two weeks after the festival….until Friday, October 16th.

After that dat any remaining T-shirts will be disposed of by donating them to a worthy cause.

Participating Organizations

These are some of the organizations invited to participate in the 2026 festival.

  1. Hiking Marathon T-shirt Distribution
  2. “I Did it!” Photo Opportunity
  3. All Marathon Sponsors
  4. Fairfield Glade Trails Committee
  5. Friends of the Trails
  6. Fairfield Glade Sailing Club
  7. Cumberland County Bluebird Society
  8. Tennessee Trails Assoc. Plateau Chapter
  9. Fairfield Glade Kayak Connection
  10. Fairfield Glade Police Department
  11. Cumberland Trail
  12. Cumberland Mountain State Park
  13. Center for Lifelong Learning
  14. Fairfield Glade Community Gardens
  15. Cumberland Medical Center, Covenant Health
  16. Spring Ultra Hike
  17. Horony Family – 12 poles Trekking
  18. Conrad Facility Tours
  19. Crossville Railroad Club
  20. Cumberland County Recycling
  21. Fairfield Glade Bass Club
  22. Fairfield Glade Dog Park
  23. Fairfield Glade Lakes Committee
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Criteria for Hit the Trails Participants

We welcome participants in our very successful “Hit the Trails”. In order to keep the festival focused on outdoor activities for the local residents and visitors, we have established  criteria for groups and organizations that would like to participate. Potential participating organizations will be welcome to have a booth at the event if they meet both of these criteria:

You do not need to be a 501(c)3 organization. Fund-raising sales such as the sale of plants by the Garden Club, the sale of organization memberships, the sale of an organization’s publicity merchandise such as patches, stickers, coffee mugs, etc. are acceptable. The collection of donations, sponsorships and personal contact information is also acceptable

For-profit organizations that market products related to outdoor activities are invited to participate. For example, kayaks, cycles, inline skates, etc. Marketing and advertising of products is encouraged. The actual selling of products during the festival is discouraged. Commercial organizations such as, insurance companies or companies marketing home products such as replacement windows are not permitted.

The primary purpose of the organization must be one or more outdoor activities.  The purpose will usually be to participate in the outdoor activity but the promotion, education or support of the activity is also acceptable. Outdoor activities may include outdoor recreation activities or outdoor volunteer activities such as trail-building, watershed surveys, hemlock tree surveys, etc. 

Sponsors who donate $500 or more may participate in the festival without qualifying with the other criteria.

Organizations whose primary purpose is the advocacy of political candidates, political parties, specific items of legislation, public policy, community groups or religions are not acceptable.

Download a PDF version of Criteria

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