Sheltowee Trace

Kentucky

Kentucky

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5.0 mi

Distance

2,899 ft

Gain

2h 26m

Time

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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.

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Through-trail
Big climb
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
5.0 mi
Elevation gain
2,899 ft
Elevation loss
2,899 ft
Highest point
1,248 ft
Lowest point
1,047 ft
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Managing agency
State Department of Conservation

About this trail

Sheltowee Trace is a 10.1-mile out-and-back trail in Kentucky with 2,899 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 1,248 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
1,052 ft
High point
1,248 ft
Total climbing
2,899 ft
Total descent
2,899 ft
Steepest stretch
11% grade around mile 2.1 on the way out
Length (round trip)
10 mi
Shape
Out and back

The climb is steady from start to finish.

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

Where it is

Managed by
State Department of Conservation

Source: 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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