Chained Rock - June 13, 2020

 Pineville, KY

June 13 we hiked to Chained Rock above Pineville, KY.  While the hike was worth the view, the drive was quite the challenge in the RV!

For a better map of our Cumberland Gap hike, click Here.  Then scroll to see the topo map of our hike.

Karen caught me on the rock overhanging Pineville, KY.

That's Karen before she climbed up

The valley is W-A-A-Y below Chained Rock.

The switchback park road to the trailhead.

A video showing how tight the parking was at the top.

Looking Southeast from Chained Rock.

The pic to the right is the view from Chained Rock and is from a 360* panorama.  Click Here.  You'll need to scroll through the photos to find the panorama.

Looking North from Chained Rock, that's Pineville.

The view from the overlook near the RV

The green pin is the trailhead to the lookout above Pineville. 
The red pin is where we parked the RV.  Chained Rock
is well to the East on your right.

Data on our hike to Chained Rock.  Our fastest speed was more like 3 mph and often under 1 mph.