Trail Description:
The Wintergreen Trail, a loop trail, provides access to the campground amphitheater and Laurel River Lake. The first 200 yards of the trail are paved. The trail loops around the west side of the amphitheater and follows a small drainage which is rich with ferns. It then joins Trail #100 (Sheltowee Trace) and skirts the edge of the lake below H-Loop. Wintergreen Trail leaves the Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail and returns up hill to the amphitheater.
Hiking the
Wintergreen Trail No. 480:
- Parking: 20 cars at parking area
- USGS Quad: Sawyer
- Connections: Sheltowee Trace #100
- County: Laurel
- Restrictions: Closed to motorized vehicles
Specific Hiking and Trail Information for the Wintergreen Trail No. 480
Location of the Wintergreen Trail No. 480: On London District Trails
Fee Area: No
Best Seasons: April to October
Length of Trail: 2 miles or less
Estimated Difficulty (Forest Service Estimate): Easy:Intermediate
Travel Information
Trailhead Directions: From I-75 at London exit 38, turn west on KY 192, go 14.2 miles, then turn south (left) on KY 1193, go 3 miles.
For more information on this hike
National Forest: Daniel Boone National Forest
Local Office: Daniel Boone National Forest
Address:
761 S. Laurel Road
London, KY, 40744
606-864-4163
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