10.0 miles
Distance
868 ft
Climb
-905 ft
Descent
01:03:45
Avg time
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    Land Manager

Canal Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Land Between the Lakes
    Grand Rivers, Kentucky
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Season
    Spring/Summer/Fall
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #55298 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #89347 in Trail Running
    • #94603 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

The Canal Loop Trail is a fast single track trail for
mountain bikers with challenging hills on the Kentucky
Lake portion of the trail. The trail crosses multiple creeks,
old home sites, and forest roads. Canal Loop Trail offers
opportunities to access both lakes’ shorelines.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Canal Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -37 ft
  • Altitude min
    361 ft
  • Altitude max
    498 ft
  • Altitude start
    408 ft
  • Altitude end
    371 ft
  • Grade
    -0.1%
  • Grade max
    -35.6%
  • Grade min
    28.4%
  • Distance climb
    4 miles
  • Distance down
    4 miles
  • Distance flat
    2 miles
  • Avg time
    01:03:45
  • Avg reverse time
    01:25:20
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Status:
on Oct 16, 2022
Dry
Avg: 3.85 (7 votes)
Your vote: 0

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  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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      Canal Trail Trail Reports

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      Oct 16, 2022 @ 8:14am
      Oct 16, 2022
      		 Trail was in great shape!
      Dec 15, 2021 @ 9:56am
      Dec 15, 2021
      		Large destructive tornado crossed area. Many trees down and debris scattered.
      Aug 14, 2021 @ 6:14pm
      Aug 14, 2021
      		 Tree across trail - on the plus side someone has cleared the weeds back off the edges of the trail
      Jul 28, 2021 @ 4:25am
      Jul 28, 2021
      		 Perfect
      Jun 14, 2021 @ 6:11am
      Jun 14, 2021
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 39 rides
      • 18 miles avg distance
      All
      • 375 rides
      • Last: Mar 14, 2023

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      Dec 27, 2022 @ 6:12pm
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      Dec 27, 2022 @ 6:12pm
      Dec 27, 2022
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      Jul 2, 2022 @ 12:27pm
      Jul 2, 2022
      51 |
      Jul 11, 2021 @ 1:09pm
      Jul 11, 2021

      3 Reviews & Comments

      • + 0
      amanfroi (Aug 7, 2022 at 18:36)
      Fun, not difficult trail. Plenty of spiders and spiderweb though
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      BykMor (May 11, 2021 at 19:01)
      Great gentle ride. Thanks Kentucky! Rode the full loop clockwise from the welcome station parking lot. Perfect temps on a mid-May Tuesday morning. Met 1 runner and 2 other bikes.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      Geohas (Apr 24, 2019 at 17:28)
      Great flowing non-threatening ride. Excellent design for corners and use of terrain. Good dirt.. Really nice locals too.
      [Reply]





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