Dog Branch to Rooks Road

Total Miles
8.3

Technical Rating

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

Accessible By

Trail Overview

This road starts as a gravel road and leads to Rooks Road, which is slightly tighter. Part of the Scenic Kentucky Adventure Trail Main Section 2, this road has a beautiful waterfall to see, a pair of natural arches, and a shallow creek crossing. This portion of the KAT really offers a lot of beautiful scenery per mile in a mild adventure.

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Difficulty

There is a creek crossing that is typically not very deep with some rocks that will bounce the vehicle, but no drops more than a 1 foot.

Technical Rating

Status Reports

Jason Bruner

May 26, 2025

1999 Ford F-Series Super Duty

Temporarily Closed

Weather Event

Trail is passable in some areas. Had to turn around. Forrest service stopped us and said they are closing the area and did not give a re open date. Forrest service crews are working on the road also

Trail and area is closed for up to 2 years from local Forest Order for torando and storm damage.

starting from dog branch side everything is clear and smooth, around half way through the trail is closed when you make the hard left turn at the cabin/house. both arches are on the dog branch side not far from the house/cabin