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Beyond maintained trails, old logging roads can be used to explore the area. The
Cumberland Mountains were extensively timbered in the early twentieth century leaving logging roads that are becoming overgrown but still passable. Old logging roads and railroad grades can be located by consulting the
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Wilderness Society is shown in the adjacent map. Additional roads and trails are given on National Geographic Maps 789 (Clinch Ranger District). A great variety of information, including topographic maps, aerial views, satellite data and weather
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Recreational River", "Rare Community", and "Mix of Successional
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Little Stony Creek is a tributary of the Clinch River, part of the Upper
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