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Towns with the most trails in Kentucky

Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 73 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Covington
Kentucky · Most trails

Where Covington lands: #3 of 73

1.4 mi / sq mi · Visit Covington →

Map of Southgate 1 Southgate 5.3 mi / sq mi Trail miles 8.0 mi Fort Thomas 2 Fort Thomas 2.1 mi / sq mi Trail miles 11.7 mi Covington 3 Covington 1.4 mi / sq mi Trail miles 19.4 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 Map of Southgate Southgate3,717 people 5.3 mi / sq mi 8.0 mi 0
2 Fort Thomas Fort Thomas17,169 people 2.1 mi / sq mi 11.7 mi 4
3 Covington Covington41,110 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 19.4 mi 15
4 Brandenburg Brandenburg2,937 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 5.1 mi 2
5 Mount Sterling Mount Sterling7,551 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 5.3 mi 0
6 Lebanon Lebanon6,430 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 7.6 mi 1
7 Owensboro Owensboro60,302 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 24.4 mi 23
8 Shelbyville Shelbyville17,668 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 11.3 mi 0
9 Bowling Green Bowling Green75,388 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 42.8 mi 22
10 Map of Prospect Prospect4,542 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 3.7 mi 0
11 Hodgenville Hodgenville3,389 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 2.2 mi 2
12 Central City Central City5,707 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 4.8 mi 0
13 Morehead Morehead6,870 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 8.5 mi 7
14 Map of Ludlow Ludlow4,378 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 3
15 Map of Dayton Dayton5,743 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 4
16 Barbourville Barbourville3,146 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 2
17 Henderson Henderson27,852 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 14.3 mi 15
18 Paris Paris10,160 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 5.8 mi 4
19 Highland Heights Highland Heights6,444 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 1.9 mi 3
20 Paducah Paducah26,845 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 14.8 mi 18
21 Georgetown Georgetown39,117 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 12.5 mi 13
22 Elizabethtown Elizabethtown32,576 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 20.1 mi 4
23 Map of Campbellsville Campbellsville11,622 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 5.3 mi 3
24 Calvert City Calvert City2,526 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 11.8 mi 1
25 St. Matthews St. Matthews17,577 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 2.7 mi 3
26 Lyndon Lyndon11,030 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 2.2 mi 4
27 Frankfort Frankfort28,503 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 8.8 mi 12
28 Scottsville Scottsville4,427 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 3.7 mi 0
29 Wilmore Wilmore6,057 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 2.7 mi 9
30 Paintsville Paintsville4,203 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 3.3 mi 1
31 Prestonsburg Prestonsburg3,765 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 7.3 mi 3
32 Map of Greenville Greenville4,410 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 2.5 mi 1
33 Newport Newport13,967 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 7
34 Danville Danville17,327 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 8.3 mi 5
35 Shepherdsville Shepherdsville14,533 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 7.5 mi 2
36 Beaver Dam Beaver Dam3,524 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 2
37 Versailles Versailles10,492 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 2.7 mi 6
38 Anchorage Anchorage2,506 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 0
39 Map of Eddyville Eddyville2,897 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 3.0 mi 1
40 Map of Fort Wright Fort Wright5,887 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 0
41 Map of Stanford Stanford3,643 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.8 mi 1
42 Richmond Richmond37,111 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 8.0 mi 11
43 Map of Madisonville Madisonville19,515 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 6.9 mi 5
44 Middlesborough Middlesborough9,123 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 2.7 mi 3
45 London London7,561 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 4.2 mi 4
46 Williamstown Williamstown3,945 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 6.2 mi 1
47 Glasgow Glasgow15,197 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 5.7 mi 5
48 Middletown Middletown9,763 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.8 mi 2
49 Maysville Maysville8,737 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 7.5 mi 7
50 Map of Franklin Franklin10,360 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 5.2 mi 2
51 Map of Cold Spring Cold Spring6,341 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 4
52 Florence Florence32,803 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 3.7 mi 9
53 Independence Independence29,392 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 5.8 mi 8
54 Winchester Winchester19,213 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 2.9 mi 3
55 Leitchfield Leitchfield6,819 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 3.3 mi 2
56 Lexington-Fayette urban county323,725 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 82.8 mi 98
57 Erlanger Erlanger19,875 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 2.5 mi 5
58 Murray Murray18,080 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 3.4 mi 6
59 Berea Berea15,786 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 4.8 mi 3
60 Ashland Ashland21,295 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 3.0 mi 7
61 Union Union7,642 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 3
62 Russell Springs Russell Springs2,773 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 1
63 Walton Walton5,730 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 3
64 Nicholasville Nicholasville32,197 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 3.8 mi 4
65 Alexandria Alexandria10,562 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 2
66 Pikeville Pikeville7,490 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 4.5 mi 6
67 Russellville Russellville7,316 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.3 mi 11
68 Map of Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg11,943 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 1
69 Somerset Somerset12,216 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.8 mi 5
70 Princeton Princeton6,241 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.7 mi 5
71 Jeffersontown Jeffersontown29,199 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 3
72 Radcliff22,864 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 0
73 Hopkinsville Hopkinsville30,906 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 2.9 mi 3

How this ranking works

We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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