Kentucky trails · Michael Tygart Loop
Michael Tygart Loop
A 8.0-mile out-and-back in Kentucky, with 371 ft of climbing. Reaches Greenbo Lake. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 54% of the ascent falls between mile 2.7 and mile 5.4. It gives back about 505 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Greenbo Lake (lake)
Getting there
Michael Tygart Loop access. About 1 h 19 min drive (56 mi) from Morehead. 38.48513, -82.88422 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:12 a.m., the sun rises at 7:39 a.m. and sets at 6:55 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:21 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 16 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 16.0-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 18 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:57 p.m. — 4 h 58 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Michael Tygart Loop + Connector-Claylick Loop-Michael Tygart Loop + Clay Lick Loop — 7.1 mi loop, 1,419 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Carpenter's Run — 1.9 mi
- 4C'S — 16.0 mi
- Sheltowee Trace — 29.6 mi