By abn2nds in May, 2012
We did this ride today starting around 11:30am, easy to find and very well maintained trail. Light traffic along the way, nice views of the rolling landscape and creeks along the way. Some old barns about halfway through the ride were nice to see. The listing shows the trail as 12 miles, we started on the north end at the Horse Farm and went to the south end and returned and we logged only 16.2 miles. I realize there is a little bit of the trail on the other side of the Horse Farm road near the campground, but the sign said .2 miles. We drove from Indianapolis Indiana for the ride and it was a nice one, would be nice if it went all the way into downtown Lexington. We would have ridden into town and eaten at a local restaurant, instead of a fast food place nearby. Some of the hills were challenging for my girlfriend, overall a very nice ride though.
By photokat in May, 2011
I'm so happy that Kentucky has began noticing the need for bike trails. The Legacy Trail is very nice. I was only able to ride from Coldstream Park to The Kentucky Horse Park and back (about 8 miles round trip). Next time I plan on riding from Coldstream Park to downtown and back. On my ride I crossed many bridges and rode through a tunnel that allows you to cross under I-75. Lots of fields to see. Saw a couple of horses. There are some hills on this section so be prepared. There is a spur you can take over to the entrance of The Kentucky Horse Park campground. It would be great to camp there and ride the entire trail to downtown, have lunch, and then return back to camp. At Coldstream Park and the trailhead by the horse park there are portable toilets. I didn't see any water sources but there could be and I just missed them. From Coldstream you have about a .5 mile ride on a spur that connects to the Legacy Trail. On my way home I noticed another parking area outside of the park that sits on the trail itself. Parking there would allow you to bypass the spur. I look forward to my next trip.