Laurel Creek
Kentucky
Free — you'll pick up right here.
4.0 mi
Distance
744 ft
Gain
53 min
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Daniel Boone National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Laurel Creek
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 4.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 744 ft
- Elevation loss
- 744 ft
- Highest point
- 1,158 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,060 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Laurel Creek is a 4.14-mile out-and-back trail in Kentucky with 744 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 1,158 feet.
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