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Looking for a staycation in Kentucky? Check out the interactive Cave Country Trails for bikers, hikers and more

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Before you head out the door on your next summer adventure, there’s a new resource to assist hikers, cyclists, paddlers, and horseback riders headed to the Mammoth Cave or South Central Kentucky region.

Cave Country Trails recently launched to help visitors, some 400,000 who visit Mammoth Cave annually, plan their next outdoor adventures.

Here’s how it works: choose an outdoor activity, such as mountain biking, hiking, paddling, horseback riding, or caving, then scroll through the entries until you find a trail that looks interesting. You’ll find a trail map legend for each entry plus trail descriptions, trail types, difficulty rankings, fees, accessibility, trail length, locations of trailheads, trail parking, and more.

“We’re thrilled to launch this new resource for visitors to the region. For nearly a year we’ve been researching, compiling and developing detailed trail information to put into a more accessible format for visitors,” Rachelle Wright, Cave Country Trails project manager, told the Courier Journal. “Our goal is to encourage more people to explore our trails, both locals and out-of-towners alike. The new website will help users get more and better trail information quickly and easily so they can plan their trip.”

Nine area convention and visitors bureaus contributed funds and information to help Makespace, a Louisville-based company, create the site. Cave Country Trails is filled with hundreds of trail options plus information on Kentucky Trail Towns, trail resources and liveries, and a blog.

Find more details at cavecountrytrails.com.

Reach features reporter Kirby Adams at kadams@courier-journal.com.

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