No: 1386
Access Public
Visible Yes
Name Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, Kentucky Type 1 Route Historic
Type 2 Location [multiple]Region KY
Country USA
Phone Web byways.org/explore/byways/2566
Video Month Rate High
Plan N
Done N
Comments Pioneer and folk hero Daniel Boone blazed the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap to settle Kentucky in the late 18th century. Start at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park and visitor center, near Middlesboro, then head north to Berea.
PLANNING: The 94-mile (151 km) route follows U.S. 25E, Ky. 229, U.S. 25.