Hiking – North Central Kentucky

Rolling hills, Ohio River views, lakes, forests and small towns east of Louisville.

Privately owned sculpture park in a rolling hills setting.

2019 Josephine Sculpture Park Fall Arts Festival – Visit Frankfort –  Official Travel Guide for Frankfort, Kentucky

https://josephinesculpturepark.org/

Short (moderately challenging) hiking trails at this historic lodge sight, NE of Louisville high above the Ohio River.

https://parks.ky.gov/carrollton/parks/historic/general-butler-state-resort-park

Series of stream valley and highlands trails in Frankfurt, KY.

https://www.frankfortparksandrec.com/Parks/Cove_Spring/cove_spring.html

Historic Ohio River town, SE of Cincinnati.

https://www.cityofwarsawky.org/index.html

Short river valley walk in a community park.

Walk historic Main Street with the railroad tracks and Wilborn Park in LaGrange, NE of Louisville.

https://www.lagrangeky.net/parks.html

Moderately rugged hiking in this nature preserve east of Elizabethtown, KY.

https://eec.ky.gov/Nature-Preserves/Locations/Pages/Vernon-Douglas.aspx

Walk Main Street, residential neighborhoods and this state park in historic Harrodsburg, KY.

https://parks.ky.gov/harrodsburg/parks/historic/old-fort-harrod-state-park

Hike the trails around this community park/fairground in a scenic area midway between Louisville and Cincinnati.

https://www.owencountyky.us/parks-rec

Higher traffic, series of developed trails just east of metro Louisville.

The Parklands on Twitter: "ALERT: In response to COVID-19, The Parklands  has closed the PNC Achievement Center in Beckley Creek Park and all  education programming is postponed. Other amenities remain open. More

Extensive multi-purpose trail system around an impounded lake SE of Louisville.

Louisville District > Missions > Civil Works > Recreation > Lakes >  Taylorsville Lake

https://parks.ky.gov/mount-eden/parks/recreation/taylorsville-lake-state-park

Small cemetery overlooking Ohio River across from Madison, IN.

https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/75156/moffett-cemetery

Visit the museum and walk the disc golf course an hour SE of Louisville in scenic area.

Lincoln Homestead State Park

https://parks.ky.gov/springfield/parks/historic/lincoln-homestead-state-park

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