Kentucky trails · Siltstone Trail
Siltstone Trail
A 6.6-mile out-and-back in Kentucky, with 344 ft of climbing. Reaches Tom Wallace Lake. Managed by Louisville Parks and Recreation.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,086 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Tom Wallace Lake (lake)
Getting there
Siltstone Trail access — parking nearby, restroom, water. About 25 min drive (11 mi) from Louisville. 38.08504, -85.76752 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:24 a.m., the sun rises at 7:50 a.m. and sets at 7:07 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:33 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 17 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 13.2-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 15 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:05 p.m. — 6 h 02 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Tom Wallace Lake Loop Trail + Tuliptree Trail + Siltstone Trail — 2.3 mi loop, 542 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Seven Arrows Trail — 14.7 mi