# Kentucky road trips and scenic drives

7 back-roads routes touch Kentucky, with 50 curated stops along them and 4 ready-made itineraries crossing the state.

## Routes through Kentucky

- [The Trail of Tears: Georgia to Kentucky](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/trail-of-tears-north) — New Echota → Hopkinsville, ~350 mi, 3 days
- [The Wilderness Road](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/wilderness-road) — Bristol → Berea, ~220 mi, 2–3 days
- [US 60: The Mutton Line](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/mutton-line) — Louisville → Paducah, ~220 mi, 2 days
- [Bourbon, Bluegrass & Shakers](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/bourbon-68) — Lexington → Mammoth Cave, ~180 mi, 2–3 days
- [US 127: The Plateau & the Sale](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/us127-plateau) — Chattanooga → Albany, KY, ~160 mi, 2 days
- [Moonbows & the Gorge](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/moonbows-gorge) — Slade → Cumberland Falls, ~150 mi, 2 days
- [US 23: The Country Music Highway](https://dixieroadtrip.com/routes/country-music-highway) — Ashland → Pikeville, ~140 mi, 1–2 days

## Ready-made itineraries that cross Kentucky

- [The Long Way to the Opry](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/music-epic) — 21 days, ~3000 mi, from Nashville (loop)
- [Bourbon, Bluegrass & Shakers](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/bourbon-weekend) — 3 days, ~300 mi, from Lexington, KY
- [Coal, Bluegrass & the Country Music Highway](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/coal-and-country) — 6 days, ~620 mi, from Ashland, KY
- [A Reader's Central Kentucky: Bardstown to Shaker Village](https://dixieroadtrip.com/trips/reader-central-kentucky) — 3 days, ~160 mi, from Bardstown, KY

## Frequently asked questions
### How many Kentucky road trips are there, and how long do they take?

7 routes cross Kentucky, from 1 day to 3 days each; driven back to back they add up to about 1,420 miles.

### What is the longest drive in Kentucky?

The Trail of Tears: Georgia to Kentucky at about 350 miles (New Echota → Hopkinsville), a 3-day drive.

### What is the best weekend drive in Kentucky?

US 23: The Country Music Highway: about 140 miles, 1–2 days, Ashland → Pikeville.

### Which neighboring states do Kentucky routes continue into?

These routes carry on into Tennessee, Georgia and Virginia.

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