Hiking trails near Bardstown, Kentucky

36 official trails lie within 25 miles of Bardstown — 93 miles in total, 29 rated easy and 1 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 454 ft; the median trail gains 105 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Seven Arrows Trail	9.2	264 ft	Expert	41 min · 20 mi
Louisville Loop	9.1	195 ft	Moderate	28 min · 22 mi
McDougal Trail	6.1	82 ft	Moderate	43 min · 26 mi
Red Trail (Horine Reservation)	4.5	250 ft	Moderate	55 min · 32 mi
Vernon-Douglas Loop Trail	2.8	371 ft	Moderate	33 min · 20 mi
Orange	2.3	454 ft	Moderate	39 min · 21 mi
Floyd's Fork - Walnut Grove to Cliffside Center	8.8	85 ft	Easy	27 min · 21 mi
Yellow	2.0	246 ft	Easy	36 min · 20 mi
Buffalo Lake Trail	4.3	90 ft	Easy	34 min · 26 mi
Mitchell Hill Lake Trail	1.5	248 ft	Easy	53 min · 31 mi
RF Foot Trail 01	1.1	400 ft	Easy	57 min · 27 mi
Coral Ridge Trail	2.3	180 ft	Easy	53 min · 33 mi
Marked Foot Path - Scenic Route	1.9	167 ft	Easy	34 min · 15 mi
Overlook Trail	1.1	272 ft	Easy	31 min · 19 mi
White Oak Ridge Trail	1.9	89 ft	Easy	53 min · 32 mi
Ginseng Trail	1.5	211 ft	Easy	59 min · 33 mi
Blue	1.0	168 ft	Easy	29 min · 19 mi
Holsclaw Hill Loop	2.5	122 ft	Easy	48 min · 30 mi
Paw Paw Trail	2.5	105 ft	Easy	40 min · 25 mi
Orange Trail (Horine Reservation)	1.3	183 ft	Easy	54 min · 31 mi
PIne Loop Trail	2.2	66 ft	Easy	38 min · 27 mi
Limestone Gorge Trail	1.3	116 ft	Easy	34 min · 24 mi
Chinkapin Trail	2.1	92 ft	Easy	44 min · 26 mi
Big Beach Trail	1.5	92 ft	Easy	46 min · 33 mi

Quick picks near Bardstown

Easy and short: Yellow — 2.0 mi, rated easy, 14 mi from town
Biggest climb: Orange — 454 ft over 2.3 mi, 13 mi from town
Longest: Seven Arrows Trail — 9.2 mi, 12 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Seven Arrows Trail to Britts Knob; Vernon-Douglas Loop Trail to Hall Hill; Mitchell Hill Lake Trail to Mitchell Hill; Holsclaw Hill Loop to Holsclaw Hill

Lakes: McDougal Trail to McDougal Lake; Buffalo Lake Trail to Buffalo Lake; Lake Nevin Loop to Lake Nevin

Viewpoints: Louisville Loop to Big Vista Overlook

Trail guides near Bardstown

Siltstone Trail — 6.6 mi, 344 ft climb · 25 mi away
Green River Hart County — 24.1 mi, 109 ft climb · 39 mi away
Upper Green River — 25.7 mi, 198 ft climb · 40 mi away

Nearby towns: Lebanon (20 mi) · Louisville (26 mi) · Radcliff (26 mi) · Danville (39 mi)

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