Hiking trails near Somerset, Kentucky

70 official trails lie within 25 miles of Somerset — 347 miles in total, 44 rated easy and 3 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 623 ft; the median trail gains 253 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	From town
Nathan Mcclure	13.3	461 ft	Expert	14 mi
Sheltowee Trace (Segment A)	7.0	623 ft	Hard	21 mi
Middle Ridge	6.5	534 ft	Hard	16 mi
Rockcastle-Narrows	4.7	510 ft	Moderate	18 mi
Sheltowee Trace	4.6	349 ft	Moderate	19 mi
Rock Ridge Ohv Trail	5.7	240 ft	Moderate	16 mi
Little Lick	5.8	416 ft	Moderate	14 mi
Sheltowee Trace Trail	7.6	94 ft	Moderate	20 mi
Buffalo Canyon	5.0	335 ft	Moderate	18 mi
Rockcastle Narrows	3.1	382 ft	Moderate	16 mi
Dog Slaughter	3.6	262 ft	Moderate	25 mi
Cumberland River	2.9	386 ft	Moderate	23 mi
Alum	2.1	572 ft	Moderate	23 mi
Upper Bowman	2.9	369 ft	Moderate	15 mi
Cold Rock School	3.0	166 ft	Moderate	21 mi
Double Falls Trailhead Road	2.6	437 ft	Moderate	18 mi
Rockcastle River	42.2	153 ft	Moderate	16 mi
Wash Ridge Spur	3.1	292 ft	Moderate	11 mi
Flood Route For Sheltowee Lon	2.9	394 ft	Moderate	20 mi
No. 9	1.5	344 ft	Moderate	22 mi
Bee Rock Loop	1.7	373 ft	Moderate	16 mi
Arabian Loop	4.1	140 ft	Moderate	23 mi
Belgian Loop	3.1	369 ft	Moderate	24 mi
Anvil Branch	2.1	268 ft	Moderate	23 mi

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