The Trace (Land Between the Lakes)
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| The Trace FD-100 |
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| Route information | |
| Length: | 43.1 mi (69.4 km) |
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| South end: |
 SR 461 at the south entrance northwest of Dover, TN
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  US 68 / KY 80 near the Golden Pond Visitor Center |
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| North end: |
 KY 453 at the north entrance near Grand Rivers, KY
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| Location | |
| States: | Tennessee, Kentucky |
| Counties: |
TN: Stewart KY: Lyon, Trigg |
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National Scenic Byways
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The Woodlands Trace National Scenic Byway, also known as "The Trace," is the major north–south roadway that traverses the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area in two counties in western Kentucky and northwestern Stewart County in northwest Middle Tennessee. It is estimated to be 43.1 miles (69.4 km) in length. The road is part of the National Scenic Byway system. Although it is not signed, it is listed on LBL's road logs as FD-100.
The road is called "The Trace", which is what many roads and paths were called in pioneer times. "Trace" is short for "Buffalo Trace" that many winding roads have been called since they seem to follow the winding path of buffalo or bison. The Trace begins as Tennessee State Route 461 at the intersection with US Route 79 (unsigned as TN 76) on the west side of Dover, Tennessee in Stewart County. TN State Rte 461 ends at the southern boundary of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, but continues solely as the Trace. The recreation area is situated on an inland peninsula between Kentucky Lake (the Tennessee River) and Lake Barkley (the Cumberland River). It passes the remains of an old furnace as well as the 1850s Homeplace living history farm before the road makes its entry into Kentucky.
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