Whether you enjoy hiking the Appalachian Mountains, ATV adventures, horseback riding, fishing, listening to great music or eating homemade southern cooking, Letcher County, the diamond among Eastern Kentucky’s coal fields, is the place for you. Hike Bad Branch Falls or Little Shepherd Trail. Watch the sunrise or sunset at one of the overlooks on Pine Mountain. Fish or kayak at Fishpond Lake. Visit one of Letcher County’s festivals.