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Pine Mountain & Little Shepherd Trail (KY-1679 / KY-119)
United States · KY-1679 / KY-119
Running the knife-edge crest of Pine Mountain, the Little Shepherd Trail (KY-1679) is a legendary 38-mile narrow ridge-runner road connecting Whitesburg to Harlan. Portions are narrow single-lane asphalt with packed gravel connectors and no center stripe, winding around sheer sandstone outcrops and offering views down into Kentucky and Virginia. Coupled with the sweeping hairpins of KY-119 over Pine Mountain Pass, this is a technical, remote masterwork for ADV and dual-sport riders.
Pine Mountain & Little Shepherd Trail (KY-1679 / KY-119) runs 38 miles between Whitesburg, KY and Harlan, KY. We count about 210 corners along it, which is consistently bendy. Demanding, and not a road to meet in the wet.
Tank-bag quick reference
- StartWhitesburg, KY37.1182, -82.8263
- High1,180 ft - 3,140 ftelevation range
- EndHarlan, KY36.8431, -83.3221
T-CLOCS before you go: tyres and wheels, controls and cables, lights and electrics, oil and fluids, chassis and stand.
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Questions riders ask
- How long does Pine Mountain & Little Shepherd Trail (KY-1679 / KY-119) take to ride?
- About 38 miles. At an unhurried pace with stops that is roughly 1 hour of riding, longer if you are stopping for photographs.
- Where does Pine Mountain & Little Shepherd Trail (KY-1679 / KY-119) start and end?
- It runs between Whitesburg, KY and Harlan, KY. Either end works as a start; the route reads the same in both directions.
- Is Pine Mountain & Little Shepherd Trail (KY-1679 / KY-119) a twisty road?
- We count about 210 corners across 38 miles, which is consistently bendy.
- Is there a GPX file for Pine Mountain & Little Shepherd Trail (KY-1679 / KY-119)?
- Yes. The GPX is free, there is no account, and the planner will build a route that includes this road alongside others nearby.
Where these numbers come from
Distances and corner counts come from the route's own geometry, not from ratings or votes. Nothing here is crowdsourced and nobody paid to appear.