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Battleship Rock Trail

Intermediate Intermediate
 4.3 (7)
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  2. KY
  3. …Southeastern Kentucky
  4. Natural Bridge State Resort Park
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“A nice singletrack skirting the base of Battleship Rock. ”

Chris Davis
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Miles

0.9

KM

Point to Point

1,144' 349 m

High

944' 288 m

Low

87' 26 m

Up

275' 84 m

Down

12%

Avg Grade (7°)

27%

Max Grade (15°)

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Features Birding · Fall Colors · Spring · Wildflowers

Description

This is a great woodland trail around Battleship Rock. You can make this a nice out and back or a neat short loop by combining it with the Original Trail, or make it into a super trail by coming up the Original Trail and then continuing along the Rock Garden Loop.

Flora & Fauna

Trees galore, normal small woodland creatures, ferns aplenty, and stunning hemlocks adorn this area.

Contacts

Land Manager: Kentucky State Parks - Natural Bridge State Resort Park

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  4.3 from 7 votes

#6

in Natural Bridge State Resort Park

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#6

in Natural Bridge State R…

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in Kentucky

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Photos

View of the Natural Bridge from The Overlook
Nov 24, 2017 near Campton, KY
Needles Eye / Devil's Gulch
May 17, 2022 near Campton, KY
Needles Eye / Devil's Gulch
May 17, 2022 near Campton, KY
Stairway up the Devils Gulch Connector.
Oct 28, 2020 near Campton, KY
Getting a better view down Devil's Gulch
Nov 27, 2017 near Campton, KY
View from Lookout Point at Natural Bridge
Jul 9, 2015 near Campton, KY

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Apr 22, 2022
Randy warwick
Aug 22, 2021
Katherine Ormsby
May 17, 2021
Allison K
Up this to natural bridge then to sand gap trail loop around to bridge. Back down original trail 0.6mi
Oct 22, 2020
Chris W
Aug 23, 2020
Xavier Weekly
Jan 7, 2020
Rachel Martinez
Gentle 0.6mi — 0h 22m
Sep 8, 2019
Stephen Davis
Serene in the morning hours with some beautiful sunlight peaking through the trees on the ascent. The view from the top is gorgeous. 0.8mi
Aug 10, 2019
Keylie Gibson
Watch your step with the poison ivy. A section of the walkway was ruined by a falling tree, so watch your step. Nice little walk down from the bridge. 0.6mi — 0h 30m

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