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Backpacking Kentucky: Your Guide to the Most Beautiful Trails in the Bluegrass

by Valerie L. Askren

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A Trail-by-Trail Guide to Kentucky Overnight Adventures

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A Trail-by-Trail Guide to Kentucky Overnight Adventures

Kentucky’s backcountry takes shape here through routes in places such as Red River Gorge, Big South Fork, the Sheltowee Trace Trail, and Land Between the Lakes. The guide combines trail descriptions with topographical maps, campsite recommendations, and color photographs, giving each destination a practical planning framework. Its coverage emphasizes overnight backpacking amid the state’s sandstone arches, waterfalls, hemlocks, creeks, and wildflowers. A dedicated section addresses taking children backpacking, extending the book beyond solo or adult-group trips. Written to serve newcomers as well as more experienced backpackers, it organizes Kentucky’s varied trail options into an accessible field companion.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Beginning backpackers planning Kentucky overnight trips
  • Experienced hikers seeking trail and camping information for Kentucky backcountry areas
  • Families interested in backpacking with children

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Kentucky backcountryOvernight backpackingTrail navigationCamping planningFamily hiking

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Book overview

Backpacking Kentucky is your personal guide to the best trails in the state. Written for both beginner and experienced backpackers, this book will get you off the beaten path and into the beautiful backwoods of the Bluegrass state. Endowed with a proliferation of sandstone arches, tumbling waterfalls, towering hemlocks, spring-fed creeks, and gorgeous wildflowers, Kentucky has an impressive array of overnight options for the backcountry adventurer. Each entry includes lively trail descriptions, detailed topographical maps, camping recommendations, and full-color photographs. Coverage includes the Red River Gorge; Big South Fork; Sheltowee Trace Trail; Land Between the Lakes; and many other areas. A special section on backpacking with kids is included to get the next generation out on the trails!

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