Kentucky trails · Shillalah Creek Trail
Shillalah Creek Trail
A 5.0-mile out-and-back in Kentucky, with 1,852 ft of climbing. Reaches Brush Mountain. Managed by the National Park Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 1.7. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Brush Mountain (summit)
Getting there
Shillalah Creek Trail access. 36.66743, -83.58268 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:37 a.m., the sun rises at 7:04 a.m. and sets at 8:04 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:30 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 00 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.9-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 32 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:35 p.m. — 7 h 28 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Ridge Trail — 6.3 mi
- Gilbert Ck / Elisha Ck Loop — 29.5 mi