Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park · Kentucky

Boundary Oak Trail

0.3 mi of trail, end to end · about 30 ft of climbing · 741 ft–769 ft · concrete surface · hiking

History

Along the way Memorial Building

Trailhead Boundary Oak Trailhead 739 ft Drive there

Boundary Oak Trail the Park Service's write-up

20-45 Minutes · dogs allowed

The Boundary Oak Trail is a hiking trail located in the Visitor Center area of the park. This trail is a short hike through the woods on the original Sinking Spring Farm where Abraham Lincoln was born and where wildlife, such as birds, squirrels, deer, and wild turkey may be seen.

Trailhead Location: One trailhead is located northwest behind the Memorial Building.

Another trailhead location is at the Boundary Oak site

Duration: 30 - 45 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Length: .3 miles (.48 km)

Trail Type: Loop

Accessibility While the trail is easy, the trail has a few steep grades and has wooden steps in a few locations.

This hike on nps.gov

On the parks map

Other trails from the Boundary Oak Trailhead

• Sidewalk · 0.5 mi
• Boardwalk and Deck · 0.1 mi
• Sinking Spring

About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.