Gray Cemetery Road - FS 313

Total Miles
0.7

Elevation

160.74 ft

Duration

0.25 Hours

Technical Rating

1

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Trail Overview

Gray Cemetery Road FS 313 is a gravel/dirt forestry road through the inland center Kentucky section of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. This road features small rolling hills and beautiful treelines, with minimal water collection spots on the road surface and occasional mild soft spots. The road ultimately serves two purposes: one is access to the Garrett Gray family cemetery at 36.92739, -88.07530, and the other is a farmer access point to the fields just south of the endpoint of the FS 313. There is a gate before the fields at 36.92707, -88.07521.

Photos of Gray Cemetery Road - FS 313

Gray Cemetery Road - FS 313
Gray Cemetery Road - FS 313

Difficulty

Gray Cemetery is a simple gravel road. It is generally well maintained and given a base rating of 1/10, consisting of mild grades up and down the small hills. Expect washboards, potholes, mounding of the gravel, spots where the gravel fades to dirt, and mild signs of erosion on the hills. The road could experience difficulty increases in times of heavy use, wet conditions, and inclement weather.

History

Respect those who came before us; this is the Garrett Gray Cemetery, also known as Gray Cemetery #1. Very little info outside of the name can be found online, other than the fact that there are 26 stones here marking the graves.

Technical Rating

1

Status Reports

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Access Description

Using the FS 129, 131, or 314, navigate to the Back Mail Route Road FS 312 within LBL, follow this until 36.93611, -88.07423, and then turn west to get onto the Gray Cemetery FS 313.

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