About hiking in Powell County

Powell County, Kentucky has 45 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 60.3 miles, an average of 1.3 miles each. The longest is Sand Gap Trail, at 5.3 miles. 1 runs 5 miles or longer.

All 45 hiking trails, longest first

Sand Gap TrailHike5.3 mi Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 15Hike4.9 mi Auxier Ridge Trail #204Hike4.7 mi Courthouse Rock Trail #202Hike3.4 mi Sheltowee Trace Trail #100Hike3.3 mi Double Arch Trail #201Hike3.0 mi Hood's Branch TrailHike2.8 mi Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 14Hike2.1 mi Top Loop Trail (2mi)HikeMTB1.9 mi Sage Point TrailHike1.9 mi Whittleton Branch Trail #216Hike1.8 mi Raven Rock TrailHike1.8 mi Rough Trail #221Hike1.6 mi Rock Garden TrailHike1.5 mi Auxier Branch Trail #203Hike1.4 mi Sand Gap Trail - Sheltowee Trace NRT #100Hike1.4 mi Gray's Arch Trail #205Hike1.3 mi Rough TrailHike1.1 mi Pilot's Knob State Park TrailHike1.1 mi Gray's Arch TrailHike1.1 mi Rush Ridge #227Hike1.0 mi Rush Ridge Trail #227Hike1.0 mi Pinch-em Tight Trail #233Hike0.9 mi Climb Time Trail (0.8mi)HikeMTB0.9 mi Boone Hut Trail #209Hike0.7 mi D. Boon Hut TrailHike0.7 mi Star Gap TrailHike0.7 mi Battleship Rock TrailHike0.6 mi Laurel Ridge TrailHike0.6 mi Balanced Rock Trail - Shelltowee NRT #100Hike0.6 mi Upper Hood's Branch TrailHike0.6 mi Paleo Area Camping AccessHike0.5 mi Whittleton Arch Trail #217Hike0.5 mi Low GapHike0.5 mi Original Natural Bridge TrailHike0.4 mi Lake Side TrailHike0.4 mi Hensons Arch TrailHike0.3 mi DH-1 (Downhill Only)HikeMTB0.3 mi Military Wall TrailHike0.3 mi DH-2HikeMTB0.3 mi Camping AccessHike0.3 mi Upper Bench Loop TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Top of Gray's Arch TrailHike0.2 mi Left Flank Wall TrailHike0.2 mi Hub ConnectorHikeMTB0.2 mi

← All Powell County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt August 9, 2026.