In the Daniel Boone National Forest, the Sheltowee Trace is considered the “backbone” of an expansive interconnecting trail system. Many other trai...
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The Swift Camp Creek Trail winds through the Clifty Wilderness underneath large hemlocks with dense rhododendron thickets. The trail crosses severa...
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Slade, take KY 15 E for 7 miles to KY 715. left on 715; go 0.3-mile & right onto Rock Bridge Rd,
Richmond, KY
Rock Bridge Trail #207 is paved loop trail that descends into a deep ravine with towering hemlock trees and dense rhododendron understory. It is lo...
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2 miles, trailhead located at Whittleton campground, easiest walking trail in Red River Gorge, follows Whittleton creek, ends at KY 15, connector f...
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Gray’s Arch is one of the most popular destinations in Red River Gorge. On this route and the alternative longer route, visitors arrive at one of R...
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The awe-inspiring beauty of Natural Bridge State Resort Park is an inspiration to those who wish to see one of the great natural wonders of Kentuck...
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3.75 miles, trail begins under Natural Bridge, follows base of cliffs to Hood's Branch, 2 small footbridges, 2 options near end of trail to loop or...
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Double Arch Trail descends below a high sandstone cliff and through a forest of giant hemlocks and bigleaf magnolias. At the end of the ridge, a br...
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Located in the northern portion of the Daniel Boone National Forest in the foothills of the Cumberland Plateau, Buckhorn Lake State Park has 856 ac...
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Buck Creek Trail begins across from the entrance to Clear Creek Campground and follows Buck Creek along an old gravel road and dirt trail. This tra...
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2375 Kentucky State Highway 801 South,
Morehead, KY
Eagle Lake Trail starts on the Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail Section 5 and proceeds to Eagle Lake. A short portion of the trail i...
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2371 Kentucky State Highway 801 South,
Morehead, KY
The Cumberland Ranger District of the Daniel Boone National Forest is split into two main recreational areas. The Red River Gorge area and Cave Run...
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2375 Kentucky State Highway 801 South,
Morehead, KY
The Martin Branch Trail begins at Rodburn Picnic Area (Kentucky Division of Forestry). Look for a small bridge crossing Martin Branch Creek. This w...
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Sheer sandstone canyons and gentle slopes comprise the 1,512 acres of Grayson Lake State Park. This site was a favorite camping area for Shawnee an...
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Jenny Wiley State Resort Park opened in 1962. The lodge is named for Andrew Jackson May, a local native and Congressman for many years. The park ha...
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One of our longer hiking trails that visits the park’s backcountry. Two suspension bridges are found on this trail. Johnson Home place is a backcou...
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This trail is the most direct and easiest route to the delicately balanced sandstone arch, Raven Bridge. This ridgetop trail is fairly level and ca...
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Carter Caves State Park has several natural bridges. Smokey Bridge is the largest natural bridge in Kentucky. Carter Cave Natural Bridge is the onl...
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Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park combines the beauty of a rolling, wooded hills park with a historic site that honors the pioneers who brave...
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