Star Gap Trail

Kentucky

Kentucky

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0.7 mi

Distance

373 ft

Gain

19 min

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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Why you'll love it

Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
0.7 mi
Elevation gain
373 ft
Elevation loss
373 ft
Highest point
1,331 ft
Lowest point
1,233 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Star Gap Trail is a 1.42-mile out-and-back hike in Kentucky with 373 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 1,331 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
1,300 ft
High point
1,331 ft
Total climbing
373 ft
Total descent
373 ft
Steepest stretch
14% grade around mile 0.5 on the way out
Length (round trip)
1.4 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
Forest Service

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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