United States

Kentucky Trails

Browse 1,351 named hiking and mountain biking trails across Kentucky, with maps, distances, and elevation profiles.

1,351
Named trails
2,841 mi
Total length
90
Counties
1,147
Hiking
344
Mountain biking
529
Campsites
691
Boat launches
150
Waterfalls
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About trails in Kentucky

Kentucky has 1,351 named trails mapped across 90 counties, covering 2,841 miles in total, an average of 2.1 miles per trail. 1,147 of them are tagged for hiking and 344 for mountain biking.

The largest networks are Jefferson County (82 trails), Lee County (68 trails), and McCreary County (63 trails). The longest single trail in the state is Louisville Loop in Jefferson County, at 87.0 miles. Across Kentucky the map also carries 100 trailheads, 529 campsites, 150 waterfalls, 691 boat launches, and 15 rapids.

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Barren County
6 trails · 4.0 mi
Bath County
18 trails · 57.0 mi
Bell County
22 trails · 26.9 mi
Boone County
8 trails · 11.5 mi
Boyd County
6 trails · 3.7 mi
Boyle County
21 trails · 13.4 mi
Bullitt County
12 trails · 30.1 mi
Campbell County
27 trails · 16.3 mi
Carter County
14 trails · 27.4 mi
Casey County
5 trails · 6.5 mi
Christian County
8 trails · 5.5 mi
Clay County
9 trails · 18.5 mi
Daviess County
13 trails · 49.6 mi
Edmonson County
47 trails · 118 mi
Estill County
12 trails · 9.5 mi
Fayette County
42 trails · 70.0 mi
Floyd County
3 trails · 18.7 mi
Franklin County
47 trails · 35.4 mi
Garrard County
19 trails · 17.0 mi
Greenup County
10 trails · 32.6 mi
Hardin County
47 trails · 75.4 mi
Harlan County
22 trails · 46.0 mi
Hart County
3 trails · 22.4 mi
Henderson County
13 trails · 8.4 mi
Jackson County
18 trails · 77.9 mi
Jefferson County
82 trails · 177 mi
Jessamine County
26 trails · 23.3 mi
Kenton County
32 trails · 21.6 mi
Larue County
7 trails · 10.7 mi
Laurel County
36 trails · 116 mi
Lee County
68 trails · 75.0 mi
Leslie County
17 trails · 131 mi
Letcher County
4 trails · 40.5 mi
Livingston County
41 trails · 27.0 mi
Lyon County
19 trails · 39.0 mi
Madison County
45 trails · 118 mi
Marshall County
6 trails · 4.1 mi
McCracken County
4 trails · 14.9 mi
McCreary County
63 trails · 188 mi
Meade County
4 trails · 8.1 mi
Menifee County
30 trails · 85.6 mi
Mercer County
25 trails · 55.7 mi
Nelson County
13 trails · 4.7 mi
Ohio County
4 trails · 5.3 mi
Oldham County
15 trails · 14.4 mi
Pendleton County
6 trails · 3.4 mi
Pike County
3 trails · 59.1 mi
Powell County
51 trails · 90.8 mi
Pulaski County
34 trails · 34.1 mi
Robertson County
4 trails · 1.8 mi
Rockcastle County
13 trails · 48.4 mi
Rowan County
32 trails · 66.9 mi
Scott County
39 trails · 32.4 mi
Shelby County
7 trails · 3.6 mi
Taylor County
4 trails · 12.7 mi
Trigg County
30 trails · 108 mi
Warren County
16 trails · 17.1 mi
Whitley County
23 trails · 46.1 mi
Wolfe County
37 trails · 94.1 mi
Woodford County
17 trails · 34.9 mi

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt .