40 official trails lie within 25 miles of Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) — 106 miles in total, 33 rated easy and 2 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 116 ft.
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| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | From town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seven Arrows Trail | 9.2 | 264 ft | Expert | 19 mi |
| Siltstone Trail | 6.6 | 344 ft | Hard | 9 mi |
| Scott's Gap Trail | 3.1 | 294 ft | Moderate | 13 mi |
| Orange | 2.3 | 454 ft | Moderate | 19 mi |
| Red Trail | 3.6 | 253 ft | Moderate | 9 mi |
| Harrods Creek Park Trail | 3.3 | 142 ft | Moderate | 12 mi |
| Fresh Air Loop | 3.0 | 192 ft | Moderate | 10 mi |
| Floyd's Fork - Walnut Grove to Cliffside Center | 8.8 | 85 ft | Easy | 7 mi |
| Purple Heart Trail | 1.8 | 296 ft | Easy | 9 mi |
| Cherokee Loop | 3.3 | 96 ft | Easy | 6 mi |
| Floyd's Fork - North Beckley to Cane Run Access | 10.7 | 68 ft | Easy | 11 mi |
| Yost Ridge Trail | 2.1 | 221 ft | Easy | 8 mi |
| Yellow | 2.0 | 246 ft | Easy | 19 mi |
| Coral Ridge Trail | 2.3 | 180 ft | Easy | 8 mi |
| Clinic Loop | 2.4 | 173 ft | Easy | 10 mi |
| Trail 6 | 2.3 | 192 ft | Easy | 16 mi |
| Trail 3 | 2.0 | 240 ft | Easy | 18 mi |
| Twisted Bends Loop | 2.2 | 101 ft | Easy | 10 mi |
| Mitchell Hill Lake Trail | 1.2 | 248 ft | Easy | 9 mi |
| Unnamed trail | 5.4 | 43 ft | Easy | 9 mi |
| White Oak Ridge Trail | 1.9 | 89 ft | Easy | 10 mi |
| Trail 23 | 1.6 | 136 ft | Easy | 23 mi |
| Blue | 1.0 | 168 ft | Easy | 20 mi |
| Holsclaw Hill Loop | 2.5 | 122 ft | Easy | 8 mi |
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