Dawkins Line Rail Trail

Dawkins Line Rail Trail
Map showing the location of Dawkins Line Rail Trail
Map showing the location of Dawkins Line Rail Trail
Location within the state of Kentucky
Map showing the location of Dawkins Line Rail Trail
Map showing the location of Dawkins Line Rail Trail
Dawkins Line Rail Trail (the United States)
LocationEastern Kentucky Coal Fields, Johnson County and Magoffin County, Kentucky USA
Nearest cityPaintsville, Kentucky
Coordinates37°44′12″N 82°54′00″W / 37.73678°N 82.900059°W / 37.73678; -82.900059
EstablishedJune 15, 2013
Governing body
Kentucky Department of Parks
Length18 mi (29 km)
TrailheadsSwamp Branch
Royalton
UseCycling, Equestrian, and Hiking
DifficultyEasy
SeasonAll
SurfaceCrushed stone
WebsiteOfficial site

The Dawkins Line Rail Trail is an 18-mile (29.0 km) rail trail in Johnson and Magoffin Counties in Kentucky. The multi-use trail, suitable for biking, walking, and horseback riding, occupies an abandoned rail corridor that was constructed in the early 20th century for the Dawkins Lumber Company.[1] It is the longest rail trail in Kentucky.[2]

  1. ^ Gov. Beshear and First Lady Open Dawkins Line Rail Trail Archived September 8, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Governor Steve Beshear's Communications Office. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference parks was invoked but never defined (see the help page).