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Nicholasville

KY · 37.8806, -84.5731

Shakertown Road, US 68 Scenic Byway and Boone Creek Scenic Byway are 3 of 9 signed byways within 30 miles of Nicholasville, Kentucky.

Understand

Nicholasville has undergone rapid growth and is now the tenth largest city in Kentucky.
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The drives · Designated roads lead.

9 scenic drives near Nicholasville

Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Nicholasville. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.

  1. 01

    Old Frankfort Pike

    National Scenic Byway · 12 mi out

  2. 02

    Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway

    National Scenic Byway · 20 mi out

  3. 03

    Wilderness Road Heritage Highway

    National Scenic Byway · 26 mi out

    Runs through Daniel Boone National Forest.

  4. 04

    Shakertown Road

    State scenic byway · 3 mi out

  5. 05

    US 68 Scenic Byway

    State scenic byway · 4 mi out

  6. 06

    Boone Creek Scenic Byway

    State scenic byway · 11 mi out

  7. 07

    Pisgah Pike Scenic Byway

    State scenic byway · 12 mi out

  8. 08

    Midway-Versailles Road (US-62)

    State scenic byway · 15 mi out

  9. 09

    Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway

    State scenic byway · 19 mi out

Day-trip loops

Ready-made loops for Nicholasville are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

Lookouts

Named places

  • Jessamine County Veterans Memorial · 0 mi
  • Confederate Memorial · 0 mi
  • Performance Park · 0 mi
  • Rock Fence Park · 0 mi
  • Rock Fence Park · 0 mi
  • Lake Mingo/Corman Park · 1 mi
  • Riney B Park · 1 mi
  • Woodrow Grow Park · 2 mi

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