Osborne Bend Loop

Kentucky

Kentucky

Free — you'll pick up right here.

2.4 mi

Distance

598 ft

Gain

59 min

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Daniel Boone National Forest

    3 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.

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Why you'll love it

Through-trail
Out & back

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Osborne Bend Loop

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Elevation & route

Distance
2.4 mi
Elevation gain
598 ft
Elevation loss
598 ft
Highest point
1,255 ft
Lowest point
1,076 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Dogs
unknown
Bikes
no

About this trail

Osborne Bend Out-and-back is a 4.82-mile out-and-back trail in Kentucky with 598 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 1,255 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
1,076 ft
High point
1,255 ft
Total climbing
598 ft
Total descent
598 ft
Steepest stretch
12% grade right from the start
Length (round trip)
4.8 mi
Shape
Out and back

Most of the climbing comes early, so the second half is easier.

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Daniel Boone National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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