Kentucky trails · Lick Fish1023
Lick Fish1023
A 8.2-mile out-and-back in Kentucky, with 843 ft of climbing. Reaches Fishtrap Lake. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 2,225 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Fishtrap Lake (lake)
Getting there
Lick Fish1023 access. About 39 min drive (28 mi) from Pikeville. 37.39902, -82.30442 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:09 a.m., the sun rises at 7:36 a.m. and sets at 6:53 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:20 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 18 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 16.5-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 56 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:32 p.m. — 4 h 21 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Lick Fish1023 + Loop1b 102408 + Loop1a 102408 — 8.6 mi loop, 2,542 ft gain