Wilderness Road Heritage Highway

State: Kentucky
Length: 93.8 mi / 151.0 km
Time to Allow: Two hours to drive or two days to visit places along the way.

The Wilderness Road Heritage Highway is an important historic route, crucial in the West's settlement and during the Civil War. Today places like Cumberland Gap National Historic Park preserve that history. This Byway also leads to Renfro Valley, the famous country music venue, as well as Berea, Kentucky's crafts capitol.

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• Wilderness Road Heritage Highway Overview
  

  Trace the footsteps of early pioneers and explorers along the Wilderness Road Heritage Scenic Byway. From panoramic views of the Appalachians in...

• Historic Stops Along Wilderness Road Heritage Scenic Byway
  

  Visitors come to the Wilderness Road Heritage Scenic Byway for a variety of reasons, but perhaps the byway's most compelling feature is the bounty...

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• 2-Day Trip: Nature and culture in southern Kentucky
  (Kentucky)

  Travel the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway and enjoy scenery, wildlife, and arts and crafts.