Little Shepherd

Total Miles
21.4

Elevation

874.16 ft

Duration

2 Hours

Technical Rating

3

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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Trail Overview

Little Shepherd is an unpaved route from Harlan KY to Cumberland KY. This route rides across a mountain ridge giving you wonderful views of the surrounding areas. There are multiple pull-offs that function as overlooks to take in the scenery. This trail is stock 4x4 capable, but keep an eye out for blown-out holes. A couple of them are pretty deep. The worst ones all have go-arounds, but they can sneak up on you if you're not on the lookout. The ruts towards the end may require some line choice if your rig lacks some decent ground clearance. There is a great overlook in Kingdom Come State Park at the Cumberland end of the route.

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Little Shepherd

Difficulty

Deep holes can catch you off guard. Some ruts could catch a running board on a stock rig with poor line choice.

Technical Rating

3

Status Reports

Baird Fraser
Oct 29, 2024
2023 Jeep Gladiator
Open
Normal
We started in Bledsoe. The trail is beautiful. We were a day late on the colors. Tons of leaves on trail. The leaves were cover the so much that you could not see the road. But not a problem. Follow the leaves, lol. Anyway not much to the first part the trail is paved but that ends at about the 20 mile mark and rough road after. It becomes that hard gravel. This outing was not technical but a beautiful ride on a mountain. Plan on turning a lot. There were trees down but they were cleaned up. It can be tight with a wider vehicle. The elevation is among the highest in Kentucky with some great views.
Kyle Hurt
Oct 20, 2024
2021 Jeep Wrangler
Open
Normal
Robert Johnson
Mar 23, 2024
4x4
Open
Muddy/Wet
We saw lots of trees down but cut up and off to the side of the trail. It was a little muddy but the main trail wasn’t difficult at all. We went on a side trail not sure the name of it but it was a little rougher with ruts and decent sized rocks. Very foggy at the start of the trail but it lifted soon after we started. All in all a great day on the trail with the family.
Joe L.
Mar 03, 2024
4x4
Open

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