Owensboro, Kentucky

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  • Lincoln City, Indiana

    Visit Lincoln Boyhood Home National Memorial

    0.5 mi / 105 ft gain
    Abraham Lincoln lived on this farm from the age of 7 - 21. Begin your visit at the Visitor Center. This building is a memorial to Abraham Lincoln and his family and was designed with two halls and a connecting covered walkway. On the outside of the building there are five sculptured panels markin...
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  • Henderson, Kentucky

    Wilderness Lake Trail

    3.7
    1.93 mi / 354.33 ft gain
    This well kept trail is one of seven trails at John James Audubon State Park. A great short hike for the family starts at roughly 600 ft with minimal elevation change. The trail is surrounded by hardwoods and moss for the first half mile then the forest opens up to a small lake/wetlands area. The...
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  • Bristow, Indiana

    Backpack the Two Lakes Loop Trail, Hoosier NF

    4.0
    16 mi
    This is one of my favorite options for a quick weekend backpacking trip near Louisville. The trail forms a figure eight around 2 lakes - Indian Lake and and Lake Celina. Hiking the full outer loop around both lakes is about 16 miles, but if that's too much distance or you are short on time, you c...
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