Tarr Ridge West

Kentucky

Kentucky

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0.7 mi

Distance

546 ft

Gain

20 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
546 ft
Elevation loss
546 ft
Highest point
1,290 ft
Lowest point
1,068 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Tarr Ridge West is a 1.46-mile out-and-back trail in Kentucky with 546 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 1,290 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
1,256 ft
High point
1,290 ft
Total climbing
546 ft
Total descent
546 ft
Steepest stretch
19% grade around mile 0.7 on the way out
Length (round trip)
1.5 mi
Shape
Out and back

Most of the climbing is in the middle stretch.

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

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Beattyville 4n, KY weather station, 15 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan42° high24° low
  2. Feb47° high27° low
  3. Mar57° high34° low
  4. Apr68° high44° low
  5. May75° high53° low
  6. Jun82° high61° low
  7. Jul84° high65° low
  8. Aug84° high64° low
  9. Sep79° high57° low
  10. Oct69° high44° low
  11. Nov57° high35° low
  12. Dec46° high28° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

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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