Redbird Crest
Redbird Crest Trail is a 70.4 miles trail in Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky. The Forest Service rates it trail class 3, developed. The forest has not published allowed uses for it.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Daniel Boone National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.
Map
One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.
| One end | 37.1176, -83.4814 · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 37.0217, -83.5292 · Directions ↗ |
The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start. The trail is recorded as 120 segments.
The trail
| Length | 70.4 miles |
| Trail class | 3, developed |
| Type | land trail |
| Surface | asphalt, imported compacted material, imported loose material, native material |
| Typical grade | 12-20 percent |
| Typical tread width | 18-24 inches |
| Minimum width | 18 inches |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | 801 |
| Forest | Daniel Boone National Forest (unit 0802) |
| States | Kentucky |
| Detail published | basic characteristics |
Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.
Trailheads
The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.
Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.
Camping nearby
No federal campground is recorded within five miles of the trail. Dispersed camping is allowed on most National Forest land outside posted closures. The forest office has the current rules.
Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.
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Questions people ask
How long is the Redbird Crest Trail?
70.4 miles, the sum of the 120 segments the Forest Service records under this name in Daniel Boone National Forest.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Redbird Crest Trail?
Daniel Boone National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.
Where does the Redbird Crest Trail start?
The line begins at 37.1176, -83.4814 and ends at 37.0217, -83.5292. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Redbird Crest Trail in a wilderness area?
No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.
Source: Wilderness Connect
Where can I camp near the Redbird Crest Trail?
No federal campground is recorded within five miles of the trail. Dispersed camping is allowed on most National Forest land outside posted closures. The forest office has the current rules.
How developed is the Redbird Crest Trail?
Trail class 3, which the Forest Service describes as developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
How steep and how wide is the Redbird Crest Trail?
The typical grade is 12-20 percent. The typical tread is 18-24 inches wide.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Who manages the Redbird Crest Trail?
Daniel Boone National Forest, Forest Service unit 0802. The trail is in Kentucky.
Source
This page is built from 120 segments named REDBIRD CREST in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0802. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.