Quintessential Kentucky Bike Road: McCracken Pike

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Frankfort, KY, US

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48 km

514 m

YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/C7Ey-VgHLyQ
Ride from Frankfort to Versailles and back along one of the most quintessential Kentucky bike roads: McCracken Pike.

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Ride from Frankfort to Versailles and back along one of the most quintessential Kentucky bike roads: McCracken Pike.

Starting at the @poi[Kentucky Vietnam Memorial](21187525), take a @slice[quick jaunt down Coffee Tree before turning onto a road that epitomizes road riding in central Kentucky](d,40.12,1281.03). @slice[In Franklin County, the road is called Glenns Creek Rd and descending into a valley before skirting along the Kentucky River](d,1296.99,5044.87).

Just a few miles down the road, @slice[you cross into Woodford County where the road's name changes to McCracken Pike](d,5838.44,6016.17). @slice[You'll ride past multiple Kentucky distilleries along scenic Glenns creek, through the village of Millville](d,6016.17,13343.54), @slice[past premiere Horse Farms](d,13430.19,23152.25), and @slice[finally into Versailles, where the name of the road changes to Elm St and the road is blanked by large, beautiful, historic homes](d,22806.3,24206.41). As an out and back, you'll get in 30 miles of riding and experience a tremendous amount of variety with minimal turns.

Just a few of the sites you'll see along the way include:

* @poi[Kentucky Vietnam Veteran's Memorial](21187525)
* Kentucky River
* @poi[Glenn's Creek Distillery](21187526)
* @poi[Castle and Key Distillery](21187527)
* Glenn's Creek
* @poi[The Stave Restaurant](21187528)
* @poi[Woodford Reserve Distillery](21187529)
* Horse Farms
* Historic Homes in downtown Versailles
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## YouTube Video
Check out the YouTube video of this ride on the Kentucky Cycling YouTube Channel at <https://youtu.be/C7Ey-VgHLyQ>.

Quintessential Kentucky Bike Road: McCracken Pike

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