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Highland Heights Nature Trail
4.1 ★★★★☆ 18 Google reviews · Running trail in Cold Spring, Kentucky · Hours vary
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
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We have not been able to confirm the surface, distance or shape of Highland Heights Nature Trail yet from its own listing, the park's website or runner reviews — so those cells stay blank rather than guess. What is below comes straight from the listing and from reviewers' own words. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
What runners say about Highland Heights Nature Trail
Beautiful quite relaxing place to be. There are benches throughout the cleared trails, picnic tables and grill. Not alot of parking seven spaces. It's also clean.
A great trail under 2 miles! You'll get intermittent workouts on the inclines and there are rest stops throughout. The city of Cold Springs did a great job on this trail!
Not too bad on terrain or upkeep, plenty of places to stop and relax. If you can block out the sound of cars it actually feels far away from everything
I love going here on a regular. It's super regulated between whether you want to do a shorter trail or a longer trail depending upon your energy level
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The practical stuff
- AccessHours vary — hours are not posted for this trail, so check before an early or late run
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
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