| Cumberland Falls is located west of Corbin, Kentucky | | | | Resort Park Visitor Center. But adventurous canine |
| (birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken) and is the | | | | hikers will want to go to the other side of the river |
| largest waterfall on the Cumberland River. Known as | | | | where Trail 9 offers some of the best views of the |
| the "Niagara of the South," the thundering waters of | | | | falls. At 1.5 miles, this natural surface trail seems |
| Cumberland Falls are 65 feet high and 125 feet in | | | | benign enough but if you complete all of Trail 9 your |
| width. When the Cumberland River is at flood stage | | | | dog will know he's had a workout. |
| the width of the falls can quickly expand to 300 feet. | | | | About a half-mile from the trailhead you get a view |
| The view is dramatic during the day but is truly | | | | of the Cumberland Gorge below the falls. Next |
| special at night. | | | | comes a spur level that drops all the way to the river |
| On clear, moonlit evenings during a full moon a | | | | level and picks its way over rocks to Eagles Fall, a |
| moonbow rises across the river from beneath the | | | | worthy hydrospectacular in its own right that falls |
| falls. This is the only place in the Western Hemisphere | | | | from a side stream into the Cumberland. Your dog will |
| where this phenomenon occurs and is said to only be | | | | be able to play in the plunge pool here so you won't |
| duplicated at Victoria Falls in Africa. This truly | | | | be in any hurry to start back up. The upper trail |
| awesome sight takes place only two days before | | | | traces Eagle Creek upstream to a ridge as the hike |
| and two days after the night of a full moon. This | | | | becomes very rugged in a spectacular forest. The |
| month and next the dates are from the 16th to the | | | | loop closes before reaching Cumberland Falls so your |
| 20th. | | | | dog will get one last look before a well-earned return |
| Most visitors will observe the moonbow from the | | | | to your car. |
| viewing platforms built at the Cumberland Falls State | | | | |