Mammoth Cave National Park · Kentucky

Mammoth Cave Railroad Bike and Hike Trail

8.7 mi of trail, end to end · about 450 ft of climbing · 656 ft–900 ft · gravel surface · hiking, non-motorized

HistoryBackcountry campsPicnic areas

680 ft 774 ft · 5.5 mi high 897 ft

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Trailhead Sloans Crossing 830 ft Drive there

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Other trails from the Sloans Crossing

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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.