Kentucky trails · High Rock Trail
High Rock Trail
A 2.7-mile loop in Kentucky, with 570 ft of climbing. Reaches High Rock and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 72% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 0.9. It gives back about 579 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- High Rock (summit)
- Ran Polly Gap (pass)
Heads up
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:11 a.m., the sun rises at 7:37 a.m. and sets at 6:55 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:22 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 18 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 2.7-mile route takes roughly 1 h 16 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:53 a.m. — 10 h 02 min before sunset.