{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-148.874","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 148.874","heading":"Pine Mountain State Scenic Trail -- Boundaries -- Connecting or side paths","body":"-- Support facilities -- Limit to nonmotorized uses -- Cemeteries and burial\ngrounds.\n(1) There is hereby designated a linear state park, the boundaries of which shall be\ndetermined by the department in accordance with this section known as the Pine\nMountain State Scenic Trail, a trail of approximately one hundred twenty (120)\nmiles in length, located exclusively within the boundaries of Kentucky beginning\nalong the border of Ke ntucky and Virginia at or near Breaks Interstate Park, and\nextending generally south-southwest along the crest of Pine Mountain to the vicinity\nof Pine Mountain State Resort Park and continuing south to the Cumberland Gap\nNational Park on the vicinity ther eof. Insofar as practicable, the boundaries of the\ntrail from the Breaks Interstate Park to Bad Branch State Nature Preserve shall be a\none thousand (1,000) foot corridor, the center of which shall be the crest of Pine\nMountain, to the extent that the corr idor does not encroach upon the territory of the\nCommonwealth of Virginia. Insofar as practicable, the boundaries of the trail from\nthe Bad Branch State Nature Preserve to the Pine Mountain State Resort Park shall\nbe a corridor one hundred (100) to two hun dred fifty (250) feet along the level top\nof Pine Mountain. The route of the trail from Pine Mountain State Resort Park to\nCumberland Gap National Park shall be a corridor no wider than two hundred fifty\n(250) feet to be determined by the department. Notwi thstanding these boundary\nlimitations, the department may through negotiations with the land owner acquire\nadditional land outside the boundary limitations. The trail shall be depicted on the\n\"Pine Mountain State Scenic Trail Map,\" which shall be on file a nd available for\npublic inspection in the office of the commissioner of the department. The trail map\nshall delineate those portions of the trail that are owned or leased by the\nCommonwealth or on which the Commonwealth has obtained an easement and\nshall be updated periodically solely for the purpose of reflecting additions to those\nspecific areas.\n(2) The department may designate connecting or side paths which shall provide\nadditional points of public access to the trail or access to points of interest, an d\nwhich shall be of the same scenic nature as the trail, except that connecting or side\npaths shall not be acquired through eminent domain.\n(3) Because of its extended length, the department may supplement the trail by support\nfacilities located on certain  designated parts of the trail or outside the trail. These\nsupport facilities may include, as the department deems necessary and feasible,\nprimitive shelters, fireplaces, safe water supplies, and other related public -use\nfacilities that shall meet departme nt standards. No open wood fires shall be\npermitted on the trail except in areas with support facilities specifically designated\nfor that purpose.\n(4) The trail shall be a state scenic trail, so chosen because of its unique location. It\nshall be limited to  foot use and other nonmotorized uses as permitted on segments\nwhere deemed appropriate by the department, and as set forth in KRS 148.878.\n(5) The department shall, no later than June 30, 2003, determine the boundaries of the\ntrail. In determining the bou ndaries of the trail the department shall not encroach\nupon any privately owned dwelling, or areas designated for residential structures\nand their surrounding properties, but shall route the trail around a privately owned\ndwelling or areas designated for a residential structure.\n(6) The department shall not acquire through eminent domain any cemetery or its\nsurrounding property which is designated as a cemetery or burial ground on July 15,\n2002.","path":["KRS Chapter 148"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=1817","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:42Z","sha256":"a97c4085b0afe8c970b647973a178b1ec5e3ab968c83360d9783dcff1a25c1bd","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-148.872","next":"us-ky/krs-148.876"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}