Hiking trails near Princeton, Kentucky

25 official trails lie within 25 miles of Princeton — 105 miles in total, 19 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 294 ft; the median trail gains 114 ft.

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23 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
North South Trail	38.3	294 ft	Hard	40 min · 31 mi
Canal Loop	10.5	141 ft	Hard	38 min · 30 mi
Central Hardwoods Scenic Trail	7.1	282 ft	Moderate	50 min · 30 mi
Bo Beckett Memorial	7.5	68 ft	Moderate	37 min · 30 mi
Nature Station Connector	5.3	183 ft	Moderate	1 h 07 min · 43 mi
Wilderness	2.9	226 ft	Moderate	56 min · 26 mi
Honker Trail	4.3	112 ft	Easy	1 h 07 min · 43 mi
E.L. Loop 1	2.6	121 ft	Easy	1 h 09 min · 35 mi
Lake	2.0	60 ft	Easy	37 min · 22 mi
Heritage Bohanon Loop	2.0	120 ft	Easy	51 min · 34 mi
E.L. Loop 2	2.0	148 ft	Easy	1 h 09 min · 35 mi
Stable	1.7	161 ft	Easy	52 min · 25 mi
Cedar Grove	1.5	112 ft	Easy	57 min · 26 mi
Pennyrile Nature	1.1	115 ft	Easy	33 min · 21 mi
Blue Springs	1.3	108 ft	Easy	55 min · 28 mi
Hematite Trail	2.3	39 ft	Easy	1 h 07 min · 43 mi
Pennyroyal	1.1	130 ft	Easy	37 min · 22 mi
Trailhead Parking to Pond Spillway	1.2	137 ft	Easy	30 min · 25 mi
Upper Gravel Loop	1.5	79 ft	Easy	32 min · 26 mi
North End Paved	1.7	90 ft	Easy	40 min · 31 mi
Outer Washpan Loop	1.4	77 ft	Easy	32 min · 26 mi
Doghouse Loop	1.2	67 ft	Easy	35 min · 27 mi
WoodnWave Maze	1.5	40 ft	Easy	30 min · 25 mi

Quick picks near Princeton

Easy and short: Honker Trail — 4.3 mi, rated easy, 17 mi from town
Longest: North South Trail — 38.3 mi, 20 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: North South Trail to Golden Pond; Central Hardwoods Scenic Trail to Golden Pond; Lake to Pennyrile Lake; Hematite Trail to Hematite Lake

Springs: North South Trail to Brown Spring

Trail guides near Princeton

North-South Trail — 17.7 mi, 199 ft climb · 26 mi away

Nearby towns: Murray (42 mi) · Metropolis (44 mi) · Harrisburg (57 mi) · Mount Vernon (57 mi)

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