Lady Finger Bluff Trail
check with the trail manager for updated details before visiting.
Lady Finger Bluff Trail
Other Federal
Backcountry Trail
- Length
2.7 miles
- Elevation Gain
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- Route Type
Loop
(2 reviews)
- Length
2.7 miles - Elevation Gain
-- - Route Type
Loop
Lady's Bluff Trail is a TVA managed trail that is also a National Recreation Trail located near the Kentucky Lake.
Scenic overlook hiker. Photo by Jessica Stevens.
View from Lady Finger Bluff overlook https://www.facebook.com/nashvillehiking. Photo by Nashville Hiking.
Location: north of US Highway 412 along east side of Tennessee Lake.
- States: Tennessee
- Counties: Perry
Note: The trail often floods because of its location on the Kentucky Reservoir of the Tennessee River. Check with trail management for current conditions before heading out.
The trail follows the shoreline of the Lick Creek embayment to emerge on high bluffs that offer a spectacular view of Kentucky Reservoir. Features include ancient cedar trees, limestone outcroppings, streams, upland hardwood forests, and a fine vantage point from which to observe migrating waterfowl at the Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge on the opposite shore.
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Reviews
Patricia Ellis
Trail is in great shape. Lovely hike
Hiked Oct 29, 2026. I read the 2018 review and expected a mess. Instead, I found a lovely, well-maintained, well-blazed (white blazes) trail that leads to a beautiful outlook over the Tennessee River. No trash anywhere. No crowds either (I visited on a Thursday morning).
When you first enter the well-marked path by the parking area, the initial hundred yards of trail is narrow and looks a tiny bit overgrown. After that, the trail widens and looks perfectly maintained. The tread is rocky at times, and there are some minor ups and downs. Nice bridges too.
There is no possibility of getting lost on this trail unless you are walking with your eyes closed.
I am guessing a lot of love and work went into this trail between that initial 2018 review and my 2026 visit. This is currently a five-star trail, and I thoroughly enjoyed my hike.
Fawn Walden
September 19, 2018
We got to the trail sign about 9 am. We saw one blue trail marker on a tree near the sign. That was the only one to be seen but we followed the trail of trash up to the first set of steps. Wandered off the trail as there wasn't any markers of any kind to be seen. With twists and turns a short hike turned in to something more. When we finally made it up to the bluff. We didn't get to see much as there was a crowd of people on one and someone was cooking on the other it looked like they were camping . We did find a quiet area to sit and rest before starting back. There was a trail marker that led off to one side and we followed that until we realized that if was the wrong way but it was marked. .. If we go again we will take a larger trash bag to carry out the trash.
Allowed Uses:
Hiking/WalkingPublic Contact
Tennessee Valley Authority Public Land Information(800) 882-5263
www.tva.com/Environment/Environmental-Stewardship/Public-Lands-Info
Contact the trail manager for current maps and visiting details.
More Details
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- Part of a Trail System? No
- Surface (primary): Soil
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- Certified as an NRT
Dec 27, 1977