Kentucky trails · Swift Camp Creek
Swift Camp Creek
A 6.7-mile network in Kentucky, with 398 ft of climbing. Reaches Turtle Back Arch and other arch/viewpoint destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,275 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Turtle Back Arch (arch)
- Timmons Arch (arch)
- Rock Bridge Arch (arch)
- Turtle Back Arch (viewpoint)
Getting there
SWIFT CAMP/ROUGH TRAILHEAD — parking nearby, water. About 1 h 00 min drive (42 mi) from Mount Sterling. 37.80169, -83.59084 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:15 a.m., the sun rises at 7:41 a.m. and sets at 6:58 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:25 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 17 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 6.7-mile route takes roughly 2 h 41 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:23 a.m. — 8 h 36 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Red River — 1.5 mi
- Osborne Bend Loop — 1.5 mi
- Rough — 4.4 mi
- Court House Rock — 5.1 mi