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Old Guide's Cemetery – River Styx Spring loop from Mammoth Cave National Park

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Old Guide's Cemetery – River Styx Spring loop from Mammoth Cave National Park

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Old Guide's Cemetery – River Styx Spring loop from Mammoth Cave National Park

01:51

6.44km

160m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 26, 2026

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Mammoth Cave National Park

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Start point

Parking

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330 m

Old Guide's Cemetery

Highlight • Historical Site

The Old Guide's Cemetery is one of around 80 cemeteries within the national park. The cemetery is best known as the resting place of Stephen Bishop. Bishop was a guide at Mammoth Caves for over 20 years, starting in 1838.

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823 m

Mammoth Cave Historic Entrance

Highlight • Cave

The Historic Entrance of Mammoth Caves has been open to the surface for thousands of years, and there is evidence of prehistoric people using this opening for shelter and to …

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1.18 km

River Styx Spring

Highlight • River

All over the Mammoth Caves area, natural groundwater makes its way to the surface and flows to the Green River. At River Styx Spring, the groundwater is a green color …

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2.14 km

View of Green River from Sunset Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

Scenic view overlooking the Green River. The viewpoint is completely wheelchair accessible from the Heritage Trail, and is only half a mile from the Mammoth Caves Visitor Center parking area.

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4.09 km

White's Cave

Highlight • Cave

6.44 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.21 km

877 m

147 m

132 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.97 km

892 m

265 m

241 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

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Old Guide's Cemetery – River Styx Spring loop from Mammoth Cave National Park

Old Guide's Cemetery

Mammoth Cave Historic Entrance

River Styx Spring

View of Green River from Sunset Point

White's Cave

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