Kentucky trails · Mammoth Cave Railroad Bike and Hike Trail
Mammoth Cave Railroad Bike and Hike Trail
A 8.7-mile network in Kentucky, with 245 ft of climbing. Reaches Beaver Pond and other lake/viewpoint destinations.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 79% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 3.0. It gives back about 275 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Beaver Pond (lake)
- Furlong Cemetery (viewpoint)
Getting there
Mammoth Cave Railroad Bike and Hike Trail access. 37.10066, -86.05623 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:47 a.m., the sun rises at 6:13 a.m. and sets at 7:14 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:41 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 01 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.7-mile route takes roughly 3 h 21 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:34 a.m. — 9 h 40 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- BTRL-First Creek Backcountry Surface Trail — 12.2 mi
- Green River Hart County — 21.6 mi