Kentucky trails · Green River Hart County
Green River Hart County
A 9.7-mile out-and-back in Kentucky, with 113 ft of climbing. Reaches Three Hundred Springs and other pass/spring destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 55% of the ascent falls between mile 8.7 and mile 13.0. It gives back about 273 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Three Hundred Springs (spring)
- The Narrows (pass)
Getting there
Green River Hart County junction. 37.30772, -85.76206 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:45 a.m., the sun rises at 6:12 a.m. and sets at 7:13 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:40 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 01 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 19.4-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 17 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:29 p.m. — 5 h 44 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Mammoth Cave Railroad Bike and Hike Trail — 21.6 mi
- Upper Green River — 23.6 mi
- BTRL-First Creek Backcountry Surface Trail — 26.1 mi