Love to run? Here are Kentucky’s greatest trails

by July 2, 2019

July 2, 2019

The Louisville Loop runs through The Parklands of Floyds Fork. (Photo courtesy of The Parklands of Floyds Fork)

1. Louisville Loop – will eventually be 100 miles.

2. Mammoth Cave Railroad Trail (Cave City) – nine-mile pathway.

3. Dawkins Line Rail Trail (Swamp Branch) – Eastern Kentucky’s 18-mile rail trail.

4. Auxier – Courthouse Loop (Stanton) – 4.8-mile loop with views.

5. Louisville Riverwalk – 20 miles along the Ohio.

6. Michael Tygart Trail (Greenup) – 8.3 miles overlooking Greenbo Lake.

7. Adkisson Greenbelt (Owensboro) – 14.8-mile city linkage.

8. Paducah Greenway (Paducah) – Western Kentucky’s 4.5-mile concrete trail.

9. Legacy Trail (Lexington) – 12-mile horse park route.

10. Freeman Lake (Elizabethtown) – 7.3-mile shaded lakeview experience.

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