Kentucky trails · Mountain-pass hikes

Mountain-pass hikes in Kentucky

34 trails in Kentucky reach a named pass. Ranked by our data-richness score; every link opens the full stats or the live map.

Trail	Length	Gain	Reaches
Pine Mountain State Scenic Trail - Birch Knob Section	10.6 mi	630 ft	Austin Gap, Bob Gap
Sheltowee Trace	214.5 mi	839 ft	Balanced Rock, The Narrows
Ridge Trail	8.8 mi	926 ft	Butchers Gap, The Pinnacle
Pine Mountain State Scenic Trail - Highland Section	7.0 mi	892 ft	Indian Grave Gap, Pound Gap
Pine Mountain State Scenic Trail	1.3 mi	241 ft	Big Lick Gap, Osborn Gap
Buffalo Canyon	5.0 mi	335 ft	Big Cutoff, Natural Arch
Green River Hart County	24.1 mi	109 ft	Three Hundred Springs, The Narrows
US-421 Access	6.6 mi	896 ft	Buck Gap
High Rock Trail	2.7 mi	570 ft	High Rock, Ran Polly Gap
Kentucky Trail (Segment E)	5.6 mi	428 ft	Dick Gap
Kelly’s Trail	1.4 mi	230 ft	Horseshoe Gap, Basin Mountain
Chadwell Gap Trail	2.6 mi	1,609 ft	Chadwell Gap
Existing	4.1 mi	345 ft	Scuttlehole Gap
Rockcastle River	42.2 mi	153 ft	The Narrows
Rockcastle-Narrows	4.7 mi	510 ft	The Narrows
Harlan Road Trail	4.3 mi	452 ft	Cumberland Gap
Tri State Trail	0.4 mi	239 ft	Cumberland Gap, Tri-State Peak
Pine Mountain	1.6 mi	475 ft	Ran Polly Gap
Gibson Gap Trail	1.8 mi	1,319 ft	Gibsons Gap
Geological Trail	0.3 mi	146 ft	The Notches, State Line Overlook
CT - Cumberland Gap	0.3 mi	149 ft	Tri-State Peak, Cumberland Gap
Rockcastle Narrows	3.1 mi	382 ft	The Narrows
Gasper River	31.6 mi	112 ft	The Narrows
Honeymoon Falls	1.2 mi	284 ft	Bear Wallow Gap
Ridgerunner	1.3 mi	183 ft	Bear Wallow Gap
Wilderness Road Trail	1.1 mi	244 ft	Cumberland Gap
Sw Access	0.7 mi	141 ft	Foundation Gap
Martin's Fork Campsite Trail	0.5 mi	198 ft	Chadwell Gap
Wilderness Trail	0.3 mi	184 ft	Cumberland Gap
Panoramic View	0.6 mi	40 ft	The Gulf
Dick Gap Overlook Trail	0.3 mi	45 ft	Dick Gap
Gibson Gap Camp Water	0.1 mi	74 ft	Gibsons Gap
Dick Gap Connector	0.1 mi	6 ft	Dick Gap
Chadwell Gap Campsite Trail	0.0 mi	2 ft	Chadwell Gap