Hiking trails in Kentucky
132 routes catalogued · 45 with detail pages
Our database holds 132 named hiking routes in Kentucky. 45 have enough source data to support a dedicated page; the remainder are listed here with their name, length, and network type.
Long-distance trails crossing Kentucky: Great Eastern Trail (1,800 mi)
Always check current trail conditions, permits, and water sources with the maintaining organisation before heading out. Many western trails are impassable for half the year due to snow.
Kentucky trails — curated + by length
| Trail | Length | Network |
|---|---|---|
| Great Eastern Trail + AL, GA, TN… | 1,800 mi | Regional |
| ADT - Ohio D - Seg 10 + OH | 27 mi | National |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 24 "Hawk Creek" | 13 mi | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 26 "Laurel Lake" | 12 mi | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 25 "Big Dog" | 10 mi | Regional |
| Rough Trail @221 | 8 mi | Local |
| Pelly | 5 mi | Local |
| Anderson | 3 mi | Local |
| River Road | 3 mi | Local |
| Lampton | 2 mi | Local |
| Lower Palisades Loop | 2 mi | Local |
| red | 1 mi | |
| Orange Trail | 1 mi | lhn |
| Palisades Loop | 1 mi | Local |
| Village Loop | 1 mi | Local |
| blue | 1 mi | |
| Osage | 1 mi | Local |
| Blue Trail | 1 mi | lhn |
| Holly | 1 mi | Local |
| White Trail | 1 mi | lhn |
| Red Trail | 1 mi | lhn |
| Sky Trail | 1 mi | |
| Blackberry Meadow | 0 mi | |
| Yellow Trail | 0 mi | lhn |
| orange | 0 mi | |
| yellow | 0 mi | |
| Holly Shortcut | 0 mi | Local |
| white | 0 mi | |
| Spring Spur | 0 mi | Local |
| Upland | 0 mi | Local |
| 3D Range | — | Local |
| A-Trail | — | Local |
| Auxier Branch Trail #203 | — | Local |
| Auxier Ridge Trail #204 | — | Local |
| Big Sink Trail | — | |
| Bison Way Trail #210 | — | Local |
| Bluegrass Overlook Trail | — | Local |
| Boone Hut Trail #209 | — | Local |
| Boundary Oak Trail | — | |
| Buck Trail #226 | — | Local |
| C-Trail | — | Local |
| Campground Trail | — | Local |
| Cedar Sink Trail | — | Local |
| Chinquapin | — | Local |
| Cliff Trail #206 | — | Local |
| Connector | — | Local |
| Courthouse Rock Trail #202 | — | Local |
| Dixon Cave Trail | — | Local |
| Double Arch Trail #201 | — | Local |
| Echo River Springs Trail | — | Local |
| Gray's Arch Trail #205 | — | Local |
| Green River Bluffs Trail | — | Local |
| Heritage | — | Local |
| Heritage Trail | — | Local |
| Hidden Arch Trail #208 | — | Local |
| Jessamine Creek Gorge Preserve | — | Local |
| Koomer Ridge #220 | — | Local |
| Learn & Burn Trail | — | Local |
| Lost Branch Trail #239 | — | Local |
| Lower Pinnacle Trail | — | Local |
| Maywoods big loop | — | Local |
| Meadow View | — | Local |
| North/South Trail + TN | — | Local |
| Osborne Bend Trail #240 | — | Local |
| Otter Creek | — | Local |
| Overlook Trail | — | |
| Pat's Loop | — | |
| Paul Dickenson Power Line Trail | — | Local |
| Peaks Mill | — | Local |
| Pinch-em Tight Trail #233 | — | Local |
| Pine Mountain Trail + VA | — | Regional |
| Quilt Trail | — | |
| R-Trail | — | Local |
| Revenuer’s Way | — | |
| River Styx Spring Trail | — | Local |
| River Valley Trail | — | Local |
| Robe Mountain Trail | — | Local |
| Rock Bridge Trail #207 | — | Local |
| Rock House Trail | — | Local |
| Rush Ridge #227 | — | Local |
| Shawnee Run | — | Local |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 1 | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 10 | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 11 | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 12 | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 13 | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 14 | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 15 | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 16 | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 17 | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 18 "Sturgeon Creek" | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 19 "Turkey Foot" | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 2 | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 20 "McKee" | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 21 "Horse Lick" | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 22 "Rockcastle" | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 23 "Wildcat" | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 27 "Moonbow" | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 28 | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 29 | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 3 | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 30 | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 31 | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 32 | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 33 | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 34 | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 35 | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 36 | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 37 | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 38 | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 4 | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 5 | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 6 | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 7 | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 8 | — | Regional |
| Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 9 | — | Regional |
| Silvermine Arch Trail #225 | — | Local |
| Sinkhole Trail | — | Local |
| Sunset Point Trail | — | Local |
| Swift Camp Creek Trail #219 | — | Local |
| Tanyard | — | Local |
| Towering Sycamores | — | Local |
| Trail Head | — | |
| Upper Pinnacle Trail | — | Local |
| Valley Overlook Trail | — | Local |
| West Barton Trail | — | Local |
| West Lot | — | Local |
| White's Cave Trail | — | Local |
| Whittleton Arch Trail #217 | — | Local |
| Whittleton Branch Trail #216 | — | Local |
| Whittleton Ridge | — | Local |
| Wildcat Trail #228 | — | Local |
By Kentucky city
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About this list
Trail data comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) plus a hand-curated set of America's 11 National Scenic Trails and 26 well-known regional long-distance trails. Multi-state trails appear under each state they pass through. See our methodology page.