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Kentucky trails · Kentucky Trail (Segment E)

Kentucky Trail (Segment E)

A 5.6-mile out-and-back in Kentucky, with 428 ft of climbing. Reaches Dick Gap.

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Length
5.6 mi
Elevation gain
428 ft
Difficulty
Moderate
Max grade
20%
Steepest mile
+389 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.8 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Bikes
yes

Elevation profile

850 – 1,272 ft12345

Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 66% of the ascent, between mile 1.9 and mile 3.7. It gives back about 526 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Kentucky Trail (Segment E)

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

Dick Gap Connector access — parking nearby. About 1 h 11 min drive (32 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Monticello. 36.66176, -84.54855 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:18 a.m., the sun rises at 7:44 a.m. and sets at 7:03 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:29 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 19 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 11.1-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 33 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:17 p.m. — 6 h 46 min before sunset.

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