Trailhead / Road Crossing Name |
Southbound Mile Marker |
Notes |
Northern Terminus |
0 |
Long term parking OK. |
Morehead Conference Center |
25 |
Long term parking OK. Recommended for Thru-Hikers. Park in designated Sheltowee Trace Hiker spots. |
Cumberland Ranger Station / Visitor Center |
36 |
Long term parking OK. |
Cumberland Ranger Station / Visitor Center |
36 |
Long term parking OK. |
Stoney Cove |
37 |
Long term parking OK. |
Clear Creek Lake Trailhead / Boat Ramp |
47 |
Long term parking OK. Do not park at shooting range. |
Corner Ridge |
66 |
Long term parking OK. RRG overnight pass required. |
Corner Ridge |
66 |
Long term parking OK. RRG overnight pass required. |
Bison Way |
71 |
Long term parking OK. RRG overnight pass required. 0.8 mile connector trail. |
Sheltowee Trace Suspension Bridge Trailhead |
76 |
Long term parking OK. RRG overnight pass required. 0.4 mile connector trai |
Gray’s Arch Trailhead |
80 |
Long term parking OK. RRG overnight pass required. |
Whittleton Trailhead |
83 |
Long term parking OK. RRG overnight pass required. |
Natural Bridge Lakeside Trailhead |
83.5 |
Overnight parking NOT OK |
Hemlock Lodge |
84 |
Long term parking OK. Ask permission from Hemlock Lodge. |
Big Bend Road |
88 |
Overnight parking NOT OK |
Big Bend Road |
88 |
Overnight parking NOT OK |
Heidelberg Park |
108 |
1/2 nights parking OK. |
Arvel |
120 |
No trailhead. |
Arvel |
120 |
No trailhead. |
Turkeyfoot |
129 |
Long term parking OK. Park before bridge/dam/entrance to campground |
McKee |
137 |
Long term parking OK. Park at Big Turtle trailhead. |
S-Tree |
147 |
Long term parking OK. Park at entrance to campground in the day use lot. |
S-Tree |
147 |
Long term parking OK. Park at entrance to campground in the day use lot. |
Wildcat |
169 |
Long term parking OK. Park at the monument information center / gazeebo parking lot |
Interstate 75 / 49er Truck Stop |
173 |
Long term parking OK. At 49er Truck Stop, ask permission to park. |
Interstate 75 / 49er Truck Stop |
173 |
Long term parking OK. At 49er Truck Stop, ask permission to park. |
KY 80 |
180 |
Overnight parking NOT OK |
Vanhook Trailhead / KY 192 |
198 |
Long term parking OK. |
Laurel River Dam |
205 |
1/2 nights parking OK. |
Laurel River Dam |
205 |
1/2 nights parking OK. |
Cumberland Falls |
219 |
Long term OK. Check with the resort lodge. Parking lot prone to flooding after unusually heavy rains |
Flat Rock / US 27 |
237 |
Long term parking OK. Park at Flat Rock Missionary Baptist Church closest to the Trace along the fenceline. |
Flat Rock / US 27 |
237 |
Long term parking OK. Park at Flat Rock Missionary Baptist Church closest to the Trace along the fenceline. |
Yamacraw |
250 |
Long term parking OK. |
Blue Heron |
* |
Long term parking OK. *This trailhead is on the Kentucky Trail reroute, ~7 miles south of mile marker 254. Across the bridge |
Ledbetter Trailhead |
* |
Long term parking OK. *This trailhead is on the Kentucky Trail reroute, ~13 miles south of mile marker 254. |
Peter’s Mountain Trailhead |
265 |
Long term parking OK. |
Peter’s Mountain Trailhead |
265 |
Long term parking OK. |
Charit Creek Lodge Trailhead |
293 |
Long term parking OK. |
Charit Creek Lodge Trailhead |
293 |
Long term parking OK. |
Bandy Creek |
298 |
Long term parking OK. Park at the Big South Fork ranger station / visitor center or near the swimming pool. |
Leatherwood Ford |
306 |
Long term parking OK. Parking lot prone to flooding after unusually heavy rains. |
Honey Creek Trailhead |
313 |
Long term parking OK. |
Burnt Mill Bridge |
319 |
Long term parking OK. |