Kentucky trails · Summit hikes
60 trails in Kentucky reach a named summit. 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 |
| Court House Rock | 2.0 mi | 321 ft | Courthouse Rock, Haystack Rock |
| Redbird Crest | 70.3 mi | 1,239 ft | Hoskins Knob |
| Auxier Ridge | 2.1 mi | 240 ft | Haystack Rock, Courthouse Rock |
| Cotton Patch Loop | 7.8 mi | 551 ft | Cottonpatch Knob |
| Seven Arrows Trail | 9.2 mi | 264 ft | Britts Knob |
| Buckskin | 9.7 mi | 403 ft | Alum Knob |
| North-South Trail | 17.7 mi | 199 ft | Round Top |
| High Rock Trail | 2.7 mi | 570 ft | High Rock, Ran Polly Gap |
| yellow (Berea College Forest) | 0.8 mi | 292 ft | Welch Mountain, Welch Mtn Overlook |
| Shillalah Creek Trail | 5.0 mi | 1,852 ft | Brush Mountain |
| Pdht 10 21 08 | 6.4 mi | 369 ft | Rocky Knob |
| Kentucky River Pool 7 | 17.8 mi | 9 ft | Chimney Rock, Boones Knob |
| 1. Pinnacle Knob Trail (blue, 2.7mi) | 2.6 mi | 591 ft | Pinnacle Knob, B-Lake Overlook |
| Sheltowee Trace Trail | 2.8 mi | 480 ft | Grassy Knob, Piney Butte |
| Tygarts Creek | 20.9 mi | 138 ft | Hocks Nest |
| Ft. McCook Trail | 1.5 mi | 562 ft | The Pinnacle, Pinnacle Overlook |
| Bluegrass Overlook Trail | 1.1 mi | 503 ft | Indian Fort Mountain, Bluegrass Overlook |
| Kelly’s Trail | 1.4 mi | 230 ft | Horseshoe Gap, Basin Mountain |
| Tri State Trail | 0.4 mi | 239 ft | Cumberland Gap, Tri-State Peak |
| High Rock Loop Trail | 1.5 mi | 483 ft | High Rock |
| Matt Dillon | 6.0 mi | 241 ft | Gordon Hill |
| CT - Cumberland Gap | 0.3 mi | 149 ft | Tri-State Peak, Cumberland Gap |
| Fort Lyon Trail | 0.2 mi | 62 ft | The Pinnacle, Pinnacle Overlook |
| Chimney Top | 0.3 mi | 70 ft | Chimney Top Rock, Chimney Top Rock |
| Scott's Gap Trail | 3.1 mi | 294 ft | Miller Hill |
| Pinnacle Overlook Trail | 0.3 mi | 24 ft | The Pinnacle, Pinnacle Overlook |
| Vernon-Douglas Loop Trail | 2.8 mi | 371 ft | Hall Hill |
| Parker Mountain | 2.6 mi | 495 ft | Parker Mountain |
| Frazier Knob | 2.4 mi | 409 ft | Frazier Knob |
| Sage Point Trail | 1.9 mi | 485 ft | Sage Point |
| Oscar Geralds Jr. Trail | 1.2 mi | 641 ft | Pilot Knob |
| Watson Branch Trail | 1.5 mi | 400 ft | Stepping Rock |
| Robe Mountain Trail | 0.4 mi | 44 ft | Robe Mountain |
| Tater Knob Connector | 1.4 mi | 362 ft | Tater Knob |
| Mitchell Hill Lake Trail | 1.5 mi | 248 ft | Mitchell Hill |
| Heritage | 2.2 mi | 107 ft | Cedar Hill |
| Holsclaw Hill Loop | 2.5 mi | 122 ft | Holsclaw Hill |
| Bald Knob-Hill Cemetery Trail (aka Ledbetter Road) | 1.4 mi | 181 ft | Bald Knob |
| Twin Knobs Shoreline | 2.3 mi | 52 ft | Twin Knobs |
| Foot Path along the top of Forty-Acre Knob | 0.7 mi | 184 ft | Forty Acre Knob |
| Wildcat | 1.0 mi | 156 ft | Hoosier Knob |
| Licking River | 0.8 mi | 127 ft | Cedar Hill |
| Joyce Bender Loop Trail | 0.9 mi | 103 ft | Hymes Knob |
| Tower Rock | 0.5 mi | 223 ft | Tower Rock |
| Main Path to Vinyard Knob | 0.4 mi | 320 ft | Vineyard Knob |
| Tent Basin Trail | 0.6 mi | 226 ft | Forty Acre Knob |
| White Rocks Connector | 0.3 mi | 330 ft | White Rocks |
| #3 | 0.4 mi | 127 ft | Lily Mountain |
| Lockegee Rock trail | 0.2 mi | 134 ft | Lockegee Rock |
| Holsclaw Hill Connector | 0.3 mi | 92 ft | Holsclaw Hill |
| Foot Path to Tent Knob | 0.1 mi | 183 ft | Forty Acre Knob |
| Carrington Rock Trail | 0.3 mi | 51 ft | Carrington Rock |
| White Rocks Campsite Trail | 0.1 mi | 108 ft | White Rocks |
| Tent Basin Link Trail | 0.1 mi | 122 ft | Forty Acre Knob |
| Rock House Trail | 0.1 mi | 72 ft | Indian Fort Mountain |
| White Rocks Overlook Trail | 0.1 mi | 102 ft | White Rocks |
| Upper Pinnacle Trail | 0.2 mi | 8 ft | Indian Fort Mountain |