This section adds named trails to the Tennessee trails system and requires the commissioner to work with North Carolina and South Carolina officials on the Overmountain Victory Trail.
The following trails shall be included as an initial component of the Tennessee trails system, as a state scenic trail: The Appalachian Trail, that portion as recorded in the federal register, running descriptively from the Virginia state line southeast to U. S. Route 19E in the vicinity of the Tennessee-North Carolina state line to Doe Knob in the Great Smoky Mountains; The Cumberland Trail, running roughly from the Tennessee state line near Marion and Hamilton counties to Cumberland Gap, following the scenic mountains, gorges, and escarpments of the Cumberland as the route is determined by the department; The Trail of Tears, running roughly from south of Cleveland near Red Clay to and crossing the Hiwassee River, then crossing the Tennessee River, intersecting the Cumberland Trail and passing through Fall Creek Falls State Park, continuing on to Cedars of Lebanon State Park and thence northwestward to Paris Landing State Park as the route is determined by the department; The John Muir Trail, running roughly from the mouth of Wolf River in Fentress County joining Pickett State Park and continuing south along the scenic south fork of the Cumberland River to Frozen Head State Park, formerly known as Morgan State Forest, intersecting the Cumberland Trail and thence southeastward to the Hiwassee Scenic River, thence to the North Carolina line as the route is determined by the department; The Trail of the Lonesome Pine, beginning near Corryton in Knox County, thence running roughly the entire length, northeastward, of Grainger and Hawkins counties, following closely the scenic gorges and escarpments of the Clinch Mountain range as the route is determined by the department; The Chickasaw Bluffs Trail, running roughly from T.O. Fuller State Park south of Memphis to the proposed Fort Pillow State Park in Lauderdale County and continuing northward to terminate at Reelfoot Lake State Park, following the scenic floodplains and bluffs of the Mississippi River as the route is determined by the department; The Natchez Trace, following the Natchez Trace Parkway from the Tennessee state line in Wayne County to Nashville in the vicinity of Tennessee State Route 100 as the route is determined by the department. The Natchez Trace shall include both foot and horse trails; and The Overmountain Victory Trail, that portion lying within the boundaries of this state, generally following the route traveled by the “overmountain men” in their journey from Sycamore Shoals across the Appalachian Mountains to the site of the Kings Mountain battlefield in South Carolina. In order to ensure completion of this trail outside Tennessee, the commissioner shall work directly with officials of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina to encourage them to develop that portion of the route of the Overmountain Victory Trail within their respective states.