Sheltowee Trace
The Sheltowee Trace is a long-distance National Recreation Trail extending across Kentucky and Tennessee, primarily through the Daniel Boone National Forest and the Big South Fork National River and...
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We don't yet have an OpenStreetMap relation for this trail. Terminus pins are shown from cited sources; the full polyline will be added after manual GPX verification.
- Length
- 343 mi
- Thru-hike
- 21–30 days
- Elev. gain
- —
- States
- 2
About the route
The Sheltowee Trace is a long-distance National Recreation Trail extending across Kentucky and Tennessee, primarily through the Daniel Boone National Forest and the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. Named after Daniel Boone, who was given the name Sheltowee ("Big Turtle") by Shawnee leaders.
Termini
Terminus A
Burnt Mill Bridge Trailhead, Big South Fork NRRA, TN
36.3872, -84.6297
Terminus B
Northern Rowan County, near Morehead, KY
38.3853, -83.4161
Verified waypoints
2 totalCategories hidden on the map fold here too.
Route markers2 waypoints
Official sources
Last verified by us: 2026-05-14
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States traversed
Editor's note
OSM parent relation not available; geometry will need manual GPX import.