MotoRevRoute Scenic Staff Pick
Red River Gorge Loop
Slade to Pine Ridge
- Distance
- 20 mi
- Riding Time
- 44 min
- Climb
- 2,779 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- April through November. October color draws heavy weekend crowds.
- Fuel
- Fill up at Slade near the Mountain Parkway. There is little fuel inside the gorge.
- Watch For
- The unlit one lane Nada Tunnel with oncoming traffic, narrow lanes, hikers and parked cars at trailheads, and wet leaves in the shade.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
The roads through the Red River Gorge Geological Area in the Daniel Boone National Forest pass sandstone cliffs and natural arches. KY 77 runs through Nada Tunnel, a narrow one lane tunnel blasted through rock for an early logging railroad, then KY 715 follows the Red River on a narrow, winding road under the cliffs before climbing out to Pine Ridge.
Stops
- StartSlade
- FinishPine Ridge
Comments
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- Time
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