Ride Information
Discover the finger-lickin views of the Kentucky-Fied Rally
Get Kentucky-Fied in ’25
Y’all are in for a treat at the “Kentucky-Fied Rally”! We’re tickled to have you join us in the heart of Kentucky for a few days of good friends, good rides and good times. Our handpicked routes will whisk you away through some of the most stunning vistas and historical sites our beautiful state has to offer. From the roaring Cumberland Falls to the twisty turns of the Copperhead Trail, there’s a ride for every kind of rider. So, dust off those boots, get ready to rev your engines, and make sure you don’t miss out on the fun. We can’t wait to see y’all there!
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Rally Host Led Rides
Optional Rides
Food
Rentals
Rally Host Led Rides
Copperhead Trail/Original KFC
Tuesday July 8th
We will have a riders’ briefing at 8:30am. Kickstands up at 9:00am. We should have police escort out of town to start this 135 mile loop through the Daniel Boone National Forest. It will be about 3 1/2 to 4 hours ride time plus stops.
We head South on 27 to Whitley City where we will hop on The Copperhead Trail. Our first stop will be in Williamsburg. If you can’t confidently go 135 miles on a tank of gas, please top of your tank at this stop. From Williamsburg, we’ll head up to Corbin for lunch at the original Kentucky Fried Chicken/Sanders Cafe & Museum. After lunch, we hop back on The Copperhead Trail on our way to our next stop at Cumberland Falls State Park. From the falls, we’ll finish out The Copperhead Trail back to Whitley City and back up 27 to Somerset.
Here’s a link to the route on Google My Maps. The route has our stops on it, but I have marked other gas and food stops in case you want to do it on your own.
Daniel Boone National Forest
Wednesday July 9th
We will have a riders’ briefing at 8:30am. Kickstands up at 9:00am. We should have police escort out of town to start this 120 mile loop through the Daniel Boone National Forest. It will be about 3 to 3 1/2 hours ride time plus stops.
Our first stop will be in Livingston. If you can’t confidently go 120 miles on a tank of gas, please top of your tank at this stop. From Livingston, we’ll head down around London to hit The Rattlesnake on our way back to Somerset. We’ll stop at The Rattlesnake Souvenir Shack.
We’ll stop at Charred Oak Barrel for Lunch in Somerset.
Here’s a link to the route on Google My Maps. The route has our stops on it, but I have marked other gas and food stops in case you want to do it on your own.
Optional Rides
Eye of the Dragon – Red River Gorge
We had some folks express interest in the Red River Gorge area. I put a route together over to the Eye of the Dragon in the Red River Gorge and back. This would be an all day ride if you stop to see all the sites.
The route is about 260 miles and 6 1/2 – 7 hours ride time plus stops through the Daniel Boone National Forrest and Red River Gorge area. The Eye of the Dragon part of the route will take you through the Nada Tunnel, by the Sky Bridge and Natural Bridge state park.
On the route map linked below, I have marked several gas and food stops along the route. The route itself has some suggested stops. One is the Sky Bridge Arch. You can walk out onto the arch. Natural Bridge State Park is nearby too. There is a chair lift to the top of it and you can walk out on it as well.
Gorge Underground – Red River Gorge
We had some folks express interest in Gorge Underground. Gorge Underground is a kayak/boat adventure through a flooded mine over in the Red River Gorge. See the link below. I put a route together over and back. This would be an all day ride if you choose to do it.
The route is about 220 miles and 5 – 5 1/2 hours ride time plus stops. It will take you through the Daniel Boone National Forest and the Red River Gorge area. Gorge Underground is near the Nada Tunnel, the Sky Bridge and Natural Bridge state park. I’m not sure that you’d have time to see all these things if you do the kayaking/boating adventure.
On the route map linked below, I have marked several gas and food stops along the route. The route itself has some suggested stops. One is in McKee where there is a really nice Veteran’s Memorial.
The Dam Ride
There are a few lakes around Rally Central. This ride will take you through some scenic and/or curvy roads to visit a few of the dams that make these lakes.
The route is about 250 miles and 5 1/2 – 6 hours ride time plus stops. THIS ONE WILL DIP INTO TENNESSEE SO YOU’LL NEED YOUR HELMET.
The dams you will see make the Laurel River Lake, Dale Hollow Lake and Lake Cumberland. This route will also take you by Cumberland Falls.
I have marked several gas and food stops on the map. The route has suggested gas and food stops as well as parking areas near the dams.
Scouts Honor
This route is named Scouts Honor because it goes through Burnside, KY, the birthplace of Boy Scouts of America. This scenic route takes you all the way around Lake Cumberland.
This is a shorter route about 115 miles and 2 1/2 – 3 hour ride time plus stops.
I have marked several gas and food stops along and near the route. There are some points of interests marked too. There is a historical marker slightly off the route in Burnside for the first troop of the Boy Scouts of America. Also along the way is the Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument.
Food
Restaurants
| Chili’s | Directions |
| Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | Directions |
| Dairy Mart (Science Hill) | Directions |
| Downtown Deli & Catering | Directions |
| Frisch’s Big Boy | Directions |
| Haney’s Appledale Farm (Nancy) | Directions |
| Longhorn Steakhouse | Directions |
| Main Street’s Deli | Directions |
| Mom and Pops Mt. Zion Diner (Science Hill) | Directions |
| Ruckel’s Family Restaurant (Eubank) | Directions |
| Reno’s Roadhouse | Directions |
| Texas Roadhouse | Directions |
| The Chalet | Directions |
| The Cove (Burnside) | Directions |
| The Goodie Shack (Burnside) | Directions |
| The Rex (Nancy) | Directions |
| The Urban Stillhouse | Directions |
| The Whipporwill Diner (Nancy) | Directions |
| Tippy’s (Eubank) | Directions |
Fast Food
| Fast Food | Directions |
| Arby’s | Directions |
| Arby’s South | Directions |
| Burger King | Directions |
| Burger King South | Directions |
| Captain D’s | Directions |
| Chick-fil-A | Directions |
| Cook-out | Directions |
| Culver’s | Directions |
| Dairy Queen | Directions |
| Dairy Queen Downtown | Directions |
| Fazoli’s | Directions |
| Firehouse Subs | Directions |
| Gold Star Chili | Directions |
| Hardee’s | Directions |
| Hardee’s (Science Hill) | Directions |
| Hardee’s South | Directions |
| KFC | Directions |
| Long John Silvers | Directions |
| McDonald’s | Directions |
| McDonald’s South | Directions |
| Penn Station | Directions |
| Popeye’s | Directions |
| Royal Waffle King | Directions |
| Slim Chickens | Directions |
| Sonic Drive In | Directions |
| Subway | Directions |
| Subway (Science Hill) | Directions |
| Subway South | Directions |
| Taco Bell | Directions |
| Wendy’s | Directions |
| Wendy’s South | Directions |
| Zaxby’s | Directions |
International
Bars/Wine
Coffee/Sweets
| Coffee/Sweets | |
| Amon’s Sugar Shack | Directions |
| Baxter’s Drive Thru | Directions |
| Baxter’s Hwy 27 | Directions |
| Baxter’s Ogden | Directions |
| Blissed Bee | Directions |
| Dunkin Donuts | Directions |
| Gigi’s Ice Cream | Directions |
| Master Doughnuts | Directions |
| Rhodested Java Cafe (Burnside) | Directions |
| Starbucks (Hwy 27) | Directions |
| Starbucks (Kroger) | Directions |
| The Sweet Spot | Directions |
Deli/Sandwich Shops
| Deli/Sandwhich Shops | |
| Amish and More Store | Directions |
| J & J Produce & Deli | Directions |
Pizza
| Pizza | Directions |
| Big City Pizza | Directions |
| Brew N’ Dough | Directions |
| Domino’s Pizza | Directions |
| Donatos | Directions |
| Eubank Pizza North (Eubank) | Directions |
| Eubank Pizza South | Directions |
| Little Caesar’s | Directions |
| Mellow Mushroom | Directions |
| Mill Springs Pizza (Nancy) | Directions |
| Mr. D’s Pizza | Directions |
| Mr. Gatti’s | Directions |
| Papa John’s Pizza | Directions |
| Pizza Hut | Directions |
| Pizza Hut South | Directions |
| Valley View Pizza (Science Hill) | Directions |
Attractions
Attractions
| Bear Wallow Farm (Nancy) | Website | Directions |
| Briar Bowl Lanes | Directions | |
| Cave Hill Vineyard & Winery (Eubank) | Website | Directions |
| Cumberland Falls (Corbin) | Website | Directions |
| Flashback Theater | Website | Directions |
| General Burnside Island State Park & Golf Course (Burnside) | Website | Directions |
| Haney’s Appledale Farm (Nancy) | Website | Directions |
| Jack’s Axes | Website | Directions |
| Lake Cumberland Farmers Market | Website | Directions |
| Lake Cumberland Speedway (Burnside) | Website | Directions |
| Mill Springs Battlefield National Mounument (Nancy) | Website | Directions |
| Natural Arch Scenic Area (Parkers Lake) | Website | Directions |
| Somerset Cinemas 8 | Website | Directions |
| Tap on Main | Website | Directions |
Rentals
More
Shipping/Postal Service
United States Postal Service
299 Washington Dr
Somerset, KY
Directions
The UPS Store
650 S Hwy 27 #5
Somerset, KY
Directions
FedEx – Postal One Stop
3610 S Hwy 27
Somerset, KY
Directions
Bike Repair
Lake Cumberland Motorsports
2070 S Hwy 27
Somerset, KY
606-678-5181
Directions
Medical Facilities
Lake Cumberland Regional Medical Center
305 Langdon St.
Somerset, KY
606-679-7441
lakecumberlandhosptial.com
Directions
First Care Urgent Care
2520 S Hwy 27 Suite 1
Somerset, KY
606-416-5719
fastpacehealth.com/location/somerset-first-care/
Directions
Fast Pace
150 N Hwy 27
Somerset, KY
606-485-1021
fastpacehealth.com/location/somerset-ky/
Directions
Quickcare at MedPark West
20 Tower Circle Dr.
Somerset, KY
606-425-4895
lakecumberlandphysicianpractices.com
Directions
The Little Clinic
90 Stonegate Center
Somerset, KY
606-451-4425
Directions
Lake Cumberland Medical Associates Walk In
350 Hospital Way 1st Floor
Somerset, KY
606-451-2601
Directions
Gas Stations
Kroger Fuel Center
2563 S Hwy 27
Somerset, KY
Directions
Shell
1900 S Hwy 27
Somerset, KY
Directions
Murphy USA
80 Washington Dr
Somerset, KY
Directions
Midland Farms
3002 S Hwy 27
Somerset, KY
Directions
Shell
1345 S Hwy 27
Somerset, KY
Directions
Valero Express
401 Monticello St
Somerset, KY
Directions
Banking
First & Farmers National Bank
2020 S Hwy 27
Somerset, KY
Directions
Citizens Bank
1850 S Hwy 27
Somerset, KY
Directions
United Cumberland Bank
2568 S Hwy 27
Somerset, KY
Directions