Hiking trails near Danville, Kentucky

31 official trails lie within 25 miles of Danville — 136 miles in total, 28 rated easy and 0 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 358 ft; the median trail gains 123 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	From town
Ridge Trail	3.4	332 ft	Moderate	22 mi
Tanyard	4.5	195 ft	Moderate	13 mi
Pelly Trail	4.5	168 ft	Moderate	12 mi
Lower Palisades Loop Trail	1.9	358 ft	Easy	12 mi
Circle Trail (1.7mi)	1.8	214 ft	Easy	9 mi
Final Line	1.8	106 ft	Easy	11 mi
Green River Above the Lake	21.5	103 ft	Easy	24 mi
Sally Brown Nature Preserve Trail	1.3	307 ft	Easy	14 mi
Confederate Artillery	2.1	111 ft	Easy	10 mi
Cross Country Course	2.6	109 ft	Easy	17 mi
Meadow View Trail	2.0	137 ft	Easy	13 mi
Fort Jones Loop Trail	1.1	211 ft	Easy	14 mi
Upper Palisades Loop Trail	1.6	187 ft	Easy	12 mi
West Lot	2.1	137 ft	Easy	13 mi
Kentucky River Pool 6	20.7	71 ft	Easy	14 mi
Shawnee Run Trail	1.9	163 ft	Easy	13 mi
Woodland Trail	1.1	240 ft	Easy	15 mi
Red Oak Loop	1.6	142 ft	Easy	13 mi
Anderson Trail	1.5	131 ft	Easy	12 mi
Russell House	1.7	89 ft	Easy	11 mi
Forest Ecosystem Trail	1.1	123 ft	Easy	21 mi
Confederate Right	1.6	83 ft	Easy	11 mi
Lampton Trail	1.0	140 ft	Easy	12 mi
Jones	1.2	92 ft	Easy	11 mi

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