The Harrison Caves

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50.9 km

Length

+452 m

Ascent

−378 m

Descent

270 m

Highest point

4.2%

Max gradient

1h 08min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 270 m

21 °C clearsky

wind 4 m/s · clouds 0%

At the start

21 °C clearsky

wind 3 m/s · clouds 0%

	Min	Max	Wind
Thursday 22 Oct	16 °C	21 °C	4 m/s	clearsky
Friday 23 Oct	7 °C	21 °C	3 m/s	clearsky
Saturday 24 Oct	8 °C	21 °C	3 m/s	clearsky

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/22/26, 9:45 PM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: Lowland or coastal road
Surface: paved 1%

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Elevation profile

What does The Harrison Caves look like?

Old Talbot tavern in Bardstown Kentucky · Patrick Baehl de Lescure · CC BY-SA 4.0

Beechwold in Bardstown · Nyttend · Public domain

Baldwin's Tourist Court Residence-Office · Nyttend · Public domain

Bardstown Civil War Museum interior · Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start

Bardstown

37.80998, -85.47127

Finish

Anderson County

37.97572, -85.04460

Along the road

Parking

Free Municipal Parking 0.3 km · 196 m

Bus Lot 4.9 km · 226 m

School Bus Parking 5.0 km · 226 m

27 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 21.1 km.

Restaurants and cafés

Mammy's Kitchen & Bar 0.3 km · 196 m

Cafe Primo 0.4 km · 196 m

rincon mexican 0.5 km · 197 m

Pat’s Place 0.5 km · 197 m

Kreso’s 0.5 km · 197 m

BJ's Steakhouse 3.4 km · 217 m

Fuel

2 unnamed places along the road, from 0.6 km to 5.2 km.