Kentucky – October 2017 and April 2018 101 miles
After finishing our Tennessee 100 in Chattanooga we headed for Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. Spent one night at a Walmart in Bowling Green, KY and then traveled to Cave City. We found a really nice, small campground called Singing Hills. Quiet with a big field for Flo to run and close to Mammoth Railroad Trail.
After getting settled into our campsite we headed for Mammoth Cave, the world’s largest cave. There was lots of interesting history of the area and informative video in visitors center. We left Mammoth Cave and headed for Detweiler’s Country Store, an Amish store recommended by owners of the campground. We enjoyed seeing all the things in the store and bought a few items we couldn’t live without. It was a fun side trip as we had to take a ferry to cross the Green River to and from the store. Nice to be tourists for the day.
We were on the Mammoth Railroad Trail at 9:30 the next morning. This is not your typical rail trail – there were many hills and steep grades. Loose gravel and some sand made it a bit sketchy in some places. We road from Zion Cemetery Road to visitors center and returned. It was a beautiful and shaded ride.
October 6, 2017 – our 44th anniversary! We headed for Grandma’s RV in Shepherdsville, KY which would locate us close to the Louisville Loop. We got settled into our campsite and headed for the Loop. I was a bit skeptical about this trail thinking it would be too close to the city. We were in for a wonderful surprise. Louisville has a real jewel in this trail. This beautiful trail is so well planned with different sections connecting parks along the way. The landscaping was beautiful and trail was concrete and in perfect condition.
We rode the trail two days, day one on the north section and day two on southern section. We worked hard on this trail as there are some good climbs that challenged us. Love those downhills though!
Really can’t say enough good things about this trail – nicely planned, well maintained and beautiful. We will definitely return. Our plan was to ride the Legacy Trail near Lexington but the rain sent us heading for home. We have been on the road for more than 6 weeks and looking forward to being home.
We spent 30 days at home, closed up the house, packed the RV and headed to Florida for the winter. West Jupiter RV Resort was our home for the winter.
After a 5 month stay in Florida (November to April) we decided it was time to head north. Before leaving Florida we stopped in Valrico to visit the Millers. We camped at Lazydays RV Resort. This place had it all and it was a good opportunity to have our RV washed and waxed while we were being tourists. As always Connie and Sam showed us a good time, good food and lots of laughs.
We road the Legacy Trail on our trip north. Fortunately for us the weather cooperated. We camped at the Kentucky Horse Park Campground. Awesome place to stay, lucky to get campsite. We were right on the bike trail. Once again, YAY!
We enjoyed the Legacy Trail and the hills reminded us we were not in Florida any longer. The horse farms were beautiful.
The highlight of this area was really the Kentucky Horse Park.
We were able to ride our bikes throughout the entire park. It was interesting seeing the preparations they were making for a upcoming 3 day event. We loved this ride.
- Mammoth Cave Railroad Trail
- Louisville Loop
- Legacy Trail
- Kentucky Horse Park