"From old country roads to dense forest paths, Kentucky boasts more than 1,500 miles of marked and maintained trails. In this fully updated and revised guide, author Johnny Molloy describes some of the best hikes in the state, from 1-mile nature trails to multiday backpacks"--
From old country roads to dense forest paths, Kentucky boasts more than 1,500 miles of marked and maintained trails. Fully updated and revised, author Johnny Molloy describes some of the best hikes in the state, from 1-mile nature trails to multiday backpacks.
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1 Columbus-Belmont State Park |
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5 John James Audubon State Park |
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Mammoth Cave and Greater Louisville Area |
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6 Mammoth Cave Backcountry Hike |
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7 Mammoth Cave Nature Trails Circuit |
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45 | (5) |
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9 Vernon-Douglas State Nature Preserve |
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11 Horine Reservation Hike |
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Northern Kentucky and Greater Lexington |
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12 General Butler State Resort Park Hike |
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70 | (5) |
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16 Palisades of the Kentucky River |
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Big South Fork and Rockcastle Valley |
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17 Lake Cumberland State Resort Park Hike |
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89 | (5) |
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19 Big Spring Falls and Dick Gap Falls |
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94 | (5) |
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21 Princess Falls and Lick Creek Falls |
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24 Cumberland River Gorge |
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26 Arch Falls and Bear Creek Falls |
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27 Rockcastle Narrows and Bee Rock Loop |
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29 Views from Berea Forest |
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147 | (6) |
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153 | (4) |
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31 Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve |
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32 Natural Bridge Highlight Hike |
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33 Courthouse Rock and Double Arch |
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34 D Boon Hut and Grays Arch |
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179 | (5) |
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184 | (5) |
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38 Dawkins Line Rail Trail |
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39 Pine Mountain State Scenic Trail |
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40 Bad Branch Falls and High Rock Loop |
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41 Kingdom Come Highlight Hike |
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45 White Rocks Sand Cave Hike |
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Johnny Molloy is an outdoor writer who has camped more than one hundred nights in the wild each year since the early 1980s. The result is over 50 books, including hiking guides to Virginia, West Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as tent camping guides to Colorado, Wisconsin, Tennessee, the Carolinas, Georgia, and the Smokies.
