Day 57 – Louisville, KY to Kentucky River Campground, Frankfort, KY

10/7/2026

Mark & Rolf at lunch

This 68.2-mile paved route included over 4,000 feet of elevation gain. Greg drove the truck and John, Rolf, & Mark cycled out of the

Kentucky - home of bourbon & rye

Passed by the Buffalo Trace distillery

Ohio River valley and into central Kentucky. It was  a beautiful day to ride past many horse farms, some with rock walls lining the highway. The 4,000+ ft of elevation gain was in short spurts and didn’t seem overwhelming.

Biking the hills of KY

We managed to be routed on 2 "closed" roads - both of which we could get around. One had a huge drainage ditch being put in by a road crew. They told us to "just go around the rock pile".

Kentucky River Campground

We ended the day at a nice RV park along the Kentucky River where we heard screech owls, killdeer and Carolina wrens.