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Catawba Overlook via Kentucky Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
Kentucky

Catawba Overlook via Kentucky Trail

Stearns, Kentucky

4.3 mi

Distance

1,939 ft

Elev. Gain

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Catawba Overlook via Kentucky Trail is an out-and-back trail in McCreary County, Kentucky. It is 4.3 miles long. The nearest town is Stearns, Kentucky, about 3 miles away in a straight line.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:225 ft
Max:369 ft
Gain:591 ft
Loss:591 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 225 ft and 369 ft across 4.3 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.225 ft273 ft321 ft369 ft0.0 mi1.1 mi2.1 mi3.2 mi4.3 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi250 ft
High point2.3 mi369 ft
End4.3 mi250 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Stearns, KY · about 3 mi away
County:
McCreary County, KY

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

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