Top Rated Hiking Trails
near Nicholasville, Kentucky
Nicholasville, Kentucky
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![Rock Bridge from Rock Bridge Trail #207](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7005879_smallMed_1554313063.jpg?cache=1738994644)
Rock Bridge Trail #207
1.3 mi 2.1 km • 242' Up 73.82 m Up • 206' Down 62.78 m Down
![View of Courthouse Rock from Auxier Ridge near Haystack Rock](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7005756_smallMed_1554312817.jpg?cache=1738994640)
Auxier Ridge Trail #204
2.0 mi 3.2 km • 200' Up 60.9 m Up • 352' Down 107.24 m Down
![Double Arch looms overhead when seen from the trail below.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7026171_smallMed_1554913621.jpg?cache=1738391057)
Double Arch Trail #201
0.9 mi 1.4 km • 170' Up 51.74 m Up • 288' Down 87.69 m Down
![The two adventurers below Grays Arch with an example of hard iron layer of Leisegang Banding in the foreground.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7094871_smallMed_1708015298.jpg?cache=1738996988)
Rough Trail #221
7.9 mi 12.7 km • 1,616' Up 492.66 m Up • 2,021' Down 615.97 m Down
![Pinch 'Em Tight Gap can be seen off in the distance from Hanson's Point.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7028986_smallMed_1554919688.jpg?cache=1738995183)
Hanson's Point Spur
0.8 mi 1.4 km • 46' Up 13.92 m Up • 115' Down 35.18 m Down
![Start of the Siltstone Trail, with the man-made lake in the background.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7018101_smallMed_1554830309.jpg?cache=1738994919)
Siltstone Trail
6.6 mi 10.7 km • 918' Up 279.82 m Up • 921' Down 280.84 m Down
![View from the trail](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7083226_smallMed_1652481431.jpg?cache=1738996777)
Tioga Falls
1.1 mi 1.8 km • 381' Up 116.14 m Up • 248' Down 75.47 m Down
![Cumberland Falls in the autumn.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7032610_smallMed_1554933531.jpg?cache=1738995285)
Eagle Falls Trail
1.5 mi 2.5 km • 411' Up 125.16 m Up • 353' Down 107.47 m Down
![An unnamed waterfall below the trail on Swift Camp Creek](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7005760_smallMed_1554312826.jpg?cache=1738994640)
Swift Camp Creek Trail #219
6.7 mi 10.8 km • 952' Up 290.11 m Up • 758' Down 230.9 m Down
![Sunrise from Natural Bridge](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7005645_smallMed_1554312560.jpg?cache=1738390514)
Sheltowee Trace NRT: Section 15 (N)
2.5 mi 4.0 km • 672' Up 204.94 m Up • 198' Down 60.38 m Down
![Sky Bridge.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7030066_smallMed_1554926154.jpg?cache=1738995215)
Sky Bridge Trail #214
0.7 mi 1.1 km • 209' Up 63.66 m Up • 223' Down 67.99 m Down
Valley of the Giants Trail
0.7 mi 1.1 km • 5' Up 1.61 m Up • 2' Down 0.61 m Down
![Cottage Furnace Road](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7042900_smallMed_1555107214.jpg?cache=1738995586)
Marble Yard - Furnace Road
7.3 mi 11.7 km • 370' Up 112.71 m Up • 409' Down 124.69 m Down
![Sunrise from Natural Bridge](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7005645_smallMed_1554312560.jpg?cache=1738994637)
Rock Garden Trail
1.5 mi 2.4 km • 482' Up 146.91 m Up • 182' Down 55.44 m Down
![Laurel River Dam.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7039127_smallMed_1555090460.jpg?cache=1738995476)
Sheltowee Trace NRT: Section 26 South
2.7 mi 4.4 km • 165' Up 50.43 m Up • 427' Down 130.13 m Down
Cherokee Park Scenic Loop
2.5 mi 4.0 km • 149' Up 45.44 m Up • 149' Down 45.34 m Down
![From behind Van Hook Waterfall.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7014624_smallMed_1554824577.jpg?cache=1738994857)
Rockcastle Narrows East Trail #401
5.1 mi 8.3 km • 806' Up 245.82 m Up • 738' Down 224.82 m Down
![A rare flat section on Buck Trail](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7005759_smallMed_1554312824.jpg?cache=1738994640)
Buck Trail #226
1.5 mi 2.4 km • 362' Up 110.47 m Up • 329' Down 100.26 m Down
Karst Climb Trail
0.9 mi 1.5 km • 196' Up 59.66 m Up • 21' Down 6.48 m Down
Nine Penny Branch Nature Preserve
0.7 mi 1.2 km • 0' Up 0.11 m Up • 96' Down 29.36 m Down
Williamsburg-Batavia Hike/Bike Trail
5.6 mi 9.1 km • 180' Up 54.79 m Up • 188' Down 57.4 m Down
![The "Miracle Field" at Elizabethtown Sports Park. This is a view from behind home plate of one of the very few handicapped accessible and fully Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant baseball fields found in the United States.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7013197_smallMed_1554822393.jpg?cache=1738994833)
Elizabethtown Sport Park Perimeter Trail
2.1 mi 3.5 km • 92' Up 28.07 m Up • 91' Down 27.76 m Down
Black Willow Trail
2.6 mi 4.2 km • 69' Up 21.04 m Up • 64' Down 19.44 m Down
Spring Spur
0.2 mi 0.4 km • 47' Up 14.46 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down
Horse Ridge Road #230
2.7 mi 4.3 km • 39' Up 11.96 m Up • 292' Down 89.06 m Down