tripbymileage150to200

Troop Outing Ideas ... Think Mileage!

150 to 200 miles from 40202 (downtown, Louisville, KY)

Note: this is a result of a Woodbadge project of

Marilyn Fielden Horton SR-438 - spring 2002)

Your input is always welcomed: Send to mhorton212 (at)yahoo.com

Listed in order of mileage from 40202 (downtown Louisville KY)

(152 miles) Dayton, Ohio (I-71 north)

Air & Space Museum, Wright-Patterson.

(156 miles) Connersville, IN (I-65 north)

700-acre Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary. Has 6 miles of marked trails.

(165 miles) Stearns, KY (I-75 south)

Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.

Choose from: White water rafting, horseback riding, hiking, bird watching, etc. On the BSF site, don't miss clicking on the "links" section.

(166 miles) Corbin, KY (I-75 south)

Cumberland Falls State Park. Centerpiece of this resort is the second largest waterfall east of the Mississippi. Camping, rafting and canoeing are offered. 17 miles of hiking trails. Sheltowee Trace Outfitters is located off State 90 near Corbin.

This is also a great outing for families. Places to stay besides Cumberland Falls State Park include the Cumberland Inn (& Museum - which contains hundreds of animal specimens from both Africa and the Arctic in the Henkelmann Life Science Collection, and the Carl Williams Cross Collections featuring more thant 7,000 crosses) in Williamsburg. Williamsburg also is home to Cumberland College which owns and operates the Athenaeum Restaurant (Exit 11 off of I-75). .

(175 miles) Nashville, TN (I-65 south)

Middle Tn Council - Click on "camp".

(180 miles) Huntington, WV (I-64 East)

(195 miles) Ft Campbell KY (I-65 South to Western KY Pkwy)

Home of 101st Airborne. Home of the Screaming Eagles.

(195 miles) Columbus, OH (I-71 North)

Don't forget to set aside time to visit their nationally acclaimed zoo.

Alphabetical Listing of Locations Listed on this Page...

Big South Fork = 165 miles

Columbus, OH = 195 miles

Connersville, IN - 156 miles)

Cumberland Falls (Corbin, KY = 166 miles