WHERE TO RIDE

Cycling Trails

One of the goals of Bike Walk Kentucky is to provide information on places to ride your bike throughout the state. Check out some of the local cycling resources below. We also recommend that you contact the Cycling Clubs listed above for more riding recommendations.

Four Great Urban and Rural Trails

Legacy Trail

Lexington, Kentucky

The 12-mile Legacy Trail runs north-south through Lexington among green spaces, neighborhoods and parks.

Town Branch Trail

Lexington, Kentucky

The Town Branch Trail and Town Branch Commons will connect downtown Lexington with the Legacy Trail and the Bluegrass countryside.

Louisville Loop

Louisville, Kentucky

The Louisville Loop is the 100-mile multi recreational non-motorized path planned to encircle the city and link neighborhoods to parks and civic attractions, creating transportation alternatives and recreation opportunities. 

Dawkins Line Rail Trail

Salyersville, Kentucky

The Dawkins Line Rail Trail, an 18 mile one-way route, is a major attraction for walkers, cyclists and horseback riders from all over Kentucky and beyond.

Kentucky Tourism: Bicycle Vacations

As the official promoter for visitors to our beautiful state, this organization assists us in expanding infrastructure and promoting outdoor activities. Some events and cycling routes include the Horsey Hundred, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Cycling Challenge, and Bourbon Country Burn.

Kentucky Trail Towns

A Trail Town is a destination along a long-distance trail or adjacent to an extensive trail system. Whether the trail is a hiking trail, water trail or rail trail, users can venture and explore the unique scenery, commerce & heritage that each trail town has to offer.

Cycling & Trail Resources

Organizations

Organizations are great resources to connect you with current cycling and pedestrian news and advocacy issues in our state and nationwide. 

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People For Bikes focuses on making every bike ride safer, easier to access and more fun. We work for you, your family, your neighbors, your business and your community. We have contributed millions to national groups and programs like the Safe Routes to School National Partnership, the League of American Bicyclists and the International Mountain Bicycling Association, ensuring safer places to ride for both children and adults.

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At Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, central to our mission is creating healthier places for healthier people.

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For generations past and to come, The League represents bicyclists in the movement to create safer roads, stronger communities, and a Bicycle Friendly America. Through education, advocacy and promotion, we work to celebrate and preserve the freedom cycling brings to our members everywhere.

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The International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA) is the worldwide leader in mountain biking advocacy, and the only organization in the US focused entirely on trails and access, for all types of mountain bikers in all parts of the country. Its mission is to create, enhance and protect great places to ride mountain bikes.

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Kentucky Cycling is a passion project, aimed at promoting cycling resources in Kentucky and the surrounding region, through videography, photography, and the general sharing of information on the web, including YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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