Cave Run Lake, KY taught us what’s what.

April 27, 1998 on 6:41 pm | In Mountain |

Editor’s note: Directions to this and hundreds of other trails will be available on our site through the Access button by late-May of ‘98.

Three of us decided to take a trip to Cave Run Lake, near Morehead, KY. It is one of the more popular areas to ride in our region. The picture of Keith, Kris and I on the picnic table shows that the Lake was up over 10 feet.

FUN, FUN, FUN!!!: Just south of the Cave Run Dam, the Sheltowee Trace Trail opens provides some of the most thrilling trail riding in the state. Super-fast banked corners, quick creek crossings and little rollers enable the intermediate and advanced rider to cover the first five miles in the blink of an eye. Beginners will learn a lot here. About 5 miles in, the trail starts to climb away from the lake onto a ridge that eventually drops you to Clear Creek Campground 14-miles later.

MUD?: When most of trails in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana are saturated with water, Cave Run is always ridable. A beautiful thing about this area is that is a giant sandstone deposit. The trails do not ever get sticky-muddy. However, the sandy soil will rip your drivetrain to pieces. If you can get around all of the ATV-induced mudholes, you can keep your chain in decent shape. The more puddles you hit, the sooner you begin to squeak. Circumnavigating the mudholes is a skill in-and-of-itself (speed is key). After a few hours of riding, even the best of lubes will be defeated. -mj

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