Powell County · KY

Hiking Trails in Powell County

45 hiking trails in Powell County, Kentucky, with maps, distances, and elevation profiles.

Map of Kentucky with Powell County highlighted
45
Hiking
60.3 mi
Total length

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.

What the hiking trails in Powell County are like

By length, 25 are under a mile, 19 run 1 to 5 miles, and 1 is 5 miles or longer. 5 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Auxier Ridge Trail #204, at 4.7 miles.

Of the 45 with measured elevation, Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 15 climbs the most, about 2,024 ft, and 11 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 45 hiking trails, longest first

Sand Gap TrailHike5.3 miSheltowee Trace NRT Section 15Hike4.9 miAuxier Ridge Trail #204Hike4.7 miCourthouse Rock Trail #202Hike3.4 miSheltowee Trace Trail #100Hike3.3 miDouble Arch Trail #201Hike3.0 miHood's Branch TrailHike2.8 miSheltowee Trace NRT Section 14Hike2.1 miTop Loop Trail (2mi)HikeMTB2.0 miSage Point TrailHike1.9 miWhittleton Branch Trail #216Hike1.8 miRaven Rock TrailHike1.8 miRough Trail #221Hike1.6 miRock Garden TrailHike1.5 miAuxier Branch Trail #203Hike1.4 miSand Gap Trail - Sheltowee Trace NRT #100Hike1.4 miGray's Arch Trail #205Hike1.3 miRough TrailHike1.1 miPilot's Knob State Park TrailHike1.1 miGray's Arch TrailHike1.1 miRush Ridge #227Hike1.0 miRush Ridge Trail #227Hike1.0 miPinch-em Tight Trail #233Hike0.9 miClimb Time Trail (0.8mi)HikeMTB0.9 miBoone Hut Trail #209Hike0.7 miD. Boon Hut TrailHike0.7 miStar Gap TrailHike0.7 miBattleship Rock TrailHike0.6 miLaurel Ridge TrailHike0.6 miBalanced Rock Trail - Shelltowee NRT #100Hike0.6 miUpper Hood's Branch TrailHike0.6 miPaleo Area Camping AccessHike0.5 miWhittleton Arch Trail #217Hike0.5 miLow GapHike0.5 miOriginal Natural Bridge TrailHike0.4 miLake Side TrailHike0.4 miHensons Arch TrailHike0.3 miDH-1 (Downhill Only)HikeMTB0.3 miDH-2HikeMTB0.3 miMilitary Wall TrailHike0.3 miCamping AccessHike0.3 miUpper Bench Loop TrailHikeMTB0.2 miTop of Gray's Arch TrailHike0.2 miLeft Flank Wall TrailHike0.2 miHub 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 .