Hiking trails near Corbin, Kentucky

68 official trails lie within 25 miles of Corbin — 268 miles in total, 38 rated easy and 7 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 1,561 ft; the median trail gains 284 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Nathan Mcclure	13.3	461 ft	Expert	47 min · 26 mi
Sheltowee Trace (Segment A)	7.0	623 ft	Hard	46 min · 29 mi
Middle Ridge	6.5	534 ft	Hard	48 min · 32 mi
Rockcastle-Narrows	4.7	510 ft	Moderate	1 h 13 min · 23 mi
Sheltowee Trace	4.6	349 ft	Moderate	1 h 09 min · 23 mi
Little Lick	5.8	416 ft	Moderate	1 h 07 min · 32 mi
Sheltowee Trace Trail	7.6	94 ft	Moderate	25 min · 14 mi
Buffalo Canyon	5.0	335 ft	Moderate	50 min · 32 mi
Laurel Creek	4.2	308 ft	Moderate	52 min · 37 mi
Rockcastle Narrows	3.1	382 ft	Moderate	45 min · 23 mi
Dog Slaughter	3.6	262 ft	Moderate	21 min · 13 mi
Cumberland River	2.9	386 ft	Moderate	25 min · 17 mi
Upper Bowman	2.9	369 ft	Moderate	1 h 07 min · 39 mi
Cold Rock School	3.0	166 ft	Moderate	38 min · 16 mi
Frazier Knob	2.4	409 ft	Moderate	24 min · 14 mi
Rockcastle River	42.2	153 ft	Moderate	44 min · 23 mi
Wash Ridge Spur	3.1	292 ft	Moderate	1 h 08 min · 36 mi
Flood Route For Sheltowee Lon	2.9	394 ft	Moderate	25 min · 14 mi
No. 9	1.5	344 ft	Moderate	26 min · 17 mi
Bee Rock Loop	1.7	373 ft	Moderate	43 min · 23 mi
Arabian Loop	4.1	140 ft	Moderate	52 min · 32 mi
Belgian Loop	3.1	369 ft	Moderate	56 min · 32 mi
Anvil Branch	2.1	268 ft	Moderate	24 min · 16 mi
Lake Side South	4.2	69 ft	Moderate	44 min · 23 mi

Quick picks near Corbin

Easy and short: Neds Branch — 1.8 mi, rated easy, 14 mi from town
Biggest climb: Sheltowee Trace (Segment A) — 623 ft over 7.0 mi, 23 mi from town
Longest: Rockcastle River — 42.2 mi, 14 mi from town

What the trails reach

Waterfalls: Dog Slaughter to Dog Slaughter Falls; No. 9 to Eagle Falls; North Fork Cumberland River to Cumberland Falls; Cumberland River below the falls to Eagle Falls

Summits: Frazier Knob to Frazier Knob

Viewpoints: Bee Rock Loop to Bee Rock Overlook

Mountain passes: Rockcastle-Narrows to The Narrows; Buffalo Canyon to Big Cutoff; Rockcastle Narrows to The Narrows; Rockcastle River to The Narrows

Rock formations: Buffalo Canyon to Natural Arch; Natural Arch to Natural Arch

Trail guides near Corbin

Blue Heron Loop Trail — 6.8 mi, 540 ft climb · 29 mi away
Kentucky Trail (Segment E) — 5.6 mi, 428 ft climb · 31 mi away
Cotton Patch Loop — 7.8 mi, 551 ft climb · 32 mi away
Redbird Crest — 70.3 mi, 1,239 ft climb · 32 mi away
Ridge Trail — 8.8 mi, 926 ft climb · 33 mi away
Shillalah Creek Trail — 5.0 mi, 1,852 ft climb · 34 mi away
Gilbert Ck / Elisha Ck Loop — 12.9 mi, 786 ft climb · 36 mi away
US-421 Access — 6.6 mi, 896 ft climb · 39 mi away

Nearby towns: Somerset (30 mi) · Middlesborough (30 mi) · La Follette (38 mi) · Monticello (42 mi)

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