Kentucky trails · Pine Mountain State Scenic Trail - Highland Section
Pine Mountain State Scenic Trail - Highland Section
A 7.0-mile out-and-back in Kentucky, with 892 ft of climbing. Reaches Indian Grave Gap and other pass destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,090 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Indian Grave Gap (pass)
- Pound Gap (pass)
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Getting there
Pine Mountain State Scenic Trail access — parking nearby. About 42 min drive (33 mi) from Pikeville. 37.15506, -82.63296 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:11 a.m., the sun rises at 7:37 a.m. and sets at 6:55 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:21 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 18 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 14.1-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 06 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:43 p.m. — 5 h 12 min before sunset.
Across the border
- Continues into VA as Pine Mountain State Scenic Trail — view on the map
- Continues into VA as Pine Mountain State Scenic Trail — view on the map
Nearby trails
- Pine Mountain State Scenic Trail - Birch Knob Section — 0.9 mi
- High Rock Trail — 8.5 mi
- Lick Fish1023 — 24.7 mi