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Barren River from Tailwater Campground route map
Difficulty: ExpertPoint to Point
Barren River Lake — Tailwater/Kentucky

Barren River from Tailwater Campground

Bowling Green, Kentucky

13.3 mi

Distance

1,473 ft

Elev. Gain

4h 30m

Est. Time

Point to Point

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

Barren River from Tailwater Campground is a point-to-point trail in Barren River Lake — Tailwater, managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers, in Allen County, Kentucky. It is 13 miles long. The nearest town is Scottsville, Kentucky, about 9 miles away in a straight line.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:141 ft
Max:164 ft
Gain:449 ft
Loss:458 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 141 ft and 164 ft across 13.3 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.141 ft149 ft156 ft164 ft0.0 mi3.3 mi6.6 mi10.0 mi13.3 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi156 ft
High point2.1 mi164 ft
End13.3 mi147 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Point to Point

Official sources & verification

Managed by US Army Corps of Engineers

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Scottsville, KY · about 9 mi away
County:
Allen County, KY
Jurisdiction:
Barren River Lake — Tailwater · US Army Corps of Engineers

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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