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River Styx Spring Trail

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  1. Areas
  2. KY
  3. …Central Kentucky
  4. …Mammoth Cave National Park
  5. South Side
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Length


0.5 Miles 0.8 Kilometers


16' 5 m

Ascent

-225' -68 m

Descent

10%

Avg Grade (6°)

15%

Max Grade (8°)

771' 235 m

High

547' 167 m

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All Clear 54 days ago
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Oct 7, 2018
Azarakhsh Keipour
Jun 25, 2018
Stephen Scott
May 25, 2018
Trent Caldwell
Sep 23, 2017
Gretchen McDaniel
Aug 26, 2017
Brittani Koroknay
Completed with Emma walking and Caleb in the ergo carrier. Found a trail down to the river and walked along the bank and had a snack.
Aug 25, 2017
Tom Larsen
Aug 19, 2017
Lauren Busfield
Aug 5, 2017
Josh Boyles
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  4.0 from 3 votes

#5

in South Side

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Visitors learn about Mammoth Cave from a ranger in the Broadway section of the cave.
Visitors learn about Mammoth Cave from a ranger…
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The underground River Styx emerges.
The underground River Styx emerges.
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A tour group gathers around the Historic Entrance before entering Mammoth Cave. Photo credit: NPS Photo.
A tour group gathers around the Historic Entran…
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On the boardwalk through the trees.
On the boardwalk through the trees.
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The River Styx spills from the cave mouth down to the Green River.
The River Styx spills from the cave mouth down…
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Fat Man's Misery is a tight squeeze, but fun for the adventurous!
Fat Man's Misery is a tight squeeze, but fun fo…
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