Plan your getaway around a family hiking adventure. Here are five ideas to consider.
Natchez Trace
Explore wetlands, swamps, and hardwood forests, and steep yourselves in history as you hike a section of this National Scenic Trail. The foot trails, totaling more than 60 miles, are divided into five sections, making it easy for families to choose a comfortable distance.The trail runs roughly parallel to the Natchez Trace Parkway scenic motor road, designated one of America’s National Scenic Byways and one of only 31 All-American Roads. The historic trail dates back to the early 1700s, when sections were Indian footpaths and animal trails. In the late 1700s through the early 1820s, traders from the Middle Tennessee and Kentucky areas floated their goods down the Cumberland, Ohio, and Mississippi rivers to Natchez and then walked or rode horses up the Trace to return home.
