Mammoth Cave National Park · Kentucky

BTRL-White Oak Backcountry Surface Trail

2.5 mi of trail, end to end · about 50 ft of climbing · 400 ft of descent · 475 ft–853 ft · non-motorized

Backcountry camps

842 ft 475 ft · 2.5 mi high 853 ft

Along the way White Oak Backcountry Campsite

On the parks map

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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.