Pathway

0.7 mi of trail, end to end · about 50 ft of climbing · 100 ft of descent · 705 ft–756 ft · non-motorized

Backcountry campsVisitor centers

Along the way Mammoth Cave Campground Mammoth Cave Campground Mammoth Cave Campground Mammoth Cave Campground Mammoth Cave Campground Mammoth Cave Campground Mammoth Cave Campground Mammoth Cave Campground Mammoth Cave Campground Mammoth Cave Campground Mammoth Cave Campground Mammoth Cave Campground and 2 more

On the parks map

All 53 trails in Mammoth Cave National Park Find a trail On the parks map Park on nps.gov

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.