Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Shakertown at Pleasant Hill also has a good many walking/hiking trails of various kinds and levels. You can go down to Shaker Landing, walking down (and back up) through the heavily wooded, steep Palisades, or walk to the site of the old mill, through meadows and on pavement, or sample some of the other trails. Shakertown is about 45 minutes from Lexington, maybe less from the suburbs along Harrodsburg Road.
I am glad you mentioned this because I had been meaning to go there for the last 2 years. Shakertown is WELL worth the quick drive out of Lexington as I went recently and will go back for sure. I like Lexington ok but I much prefer its surroundings. Some of the most unspoiled and beautiful land in the USA very honestly.
Location: New Albany, Indiana (Greater Louisville)
11,974 posts, read 25,470,414 times
Reputation: 12187
Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter1948
I am glad you mentioned this because I had been meaning to go there for the last 2 years. Shakertown is WELL worth the quick drive out of Lexington as I went recently and will go back for sure. I like Lexington ok but I much prefer its surroundings. Some of the most unspoiled and beautiful land in the USA very honestly.
Check out the Dixie Bell boat ride on the Kentucky River, too. Affordable but excellent guided river boat tour. Maybe the best $10 boat ride in the USA.
Check out the Dixie Bell boat ride on the Kentucky River, too. Affordable but excellent guided river boat tour. Maybe the best $10 boat ride in the USA.
Well, those are "outdoors," but they're hardly hiking trails. Depends what the OP is looking for...
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
