Trail Description:
The Laurel Creek Trail is excellent for both hiking and biking. Beginning at the southern end, the trail traverses a ridgetop and crosses a timber cut made in the mid 1980s. The trail then descends to the creek. Several small swimming holes are along the trail, as well as interesting rock formations and rockshelters. Mountain laurel and rhododendron are abundant along the creek. In the spring you can enjoy the wildflowers found, including lady slippers, firepinks, cardinal flower, trillium, and partridgeberry. A bridge crosses the creek at the northern end just before the trail exits at the gravel trailhead parking area.
Specific Hiking and Trail Information for the Laurel Creek Trail No. 620
Location of the Laurel Creek Trail No. 620: On Stearns District
Fee Area: No
Length of Trail: 2 - 5 miles
Estimated Difficulty (Forest Service Estimate): Intermediate
Travel Information
Trailhead Directions: To northern trailhead from US 27, take KY 478 east for 3.5 miles. To southern trailhead, from US 27 south of Whitley City, take County Road 696 for 2.2 miles to the trailhead.
For more information on this hike
National Forest: Daniel Boone National Forest
Local Office: Daniel Boone National Forest
Address:
3320 Highway 27 North
Whitley City, KY, 42653
606-376-5323
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