Hiking Kentucky's Red River Gorge

Sean Patrick Hill lives in Louisville, Kentucky, where he spends time with his daughter, practices photography, and writes. As a hiker and backpacker, he has walked trails across the country, from the Pacific Crest Trail to the Appalachian Trail, including rambles in the Grand Canyon, the Delaware Water Gap, Yosemite National Park, the Rocky Mountains, the Olympic Peninsula, and the Oregon Cascades. In Kentucky, he tends to stick to the Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest (where he volunteers as a trail ranger) and the Jefferson Memorial Forest, though he will on occasion ramble as far as Pine Mountain, the Cumberland Gap, and, of course, the Red River Gorge.

DEDICATION


OVERVIEW MAP


MAP LEGEND


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS


PREFACE


RECOMMENDED HIKES


INTRODUCTION


Red River Gorge Geological Area





Angel Windows
Chimney Top Rock, Princess Arch, and Half Moon Arch
Courthouse Rock and Auxier Ridge
D. Boon Hut
Double Arch
Grays Arch
Koomer Ridge and Hidden Arch
Pinch-Em-Tight Ridge
Rock Bridge Arch
Rough Trail
Sheltowee Trace
Silvermine Arch and Cliff Trail
Sky Bridge
Whistling Arch
Whittleton Arch


Clifty Wilderness





Sheltowee Trace–Bison Way Loop
Sheltowee Trace–Osborne Bend Loop
Swift Camp Creek Trail
Swift Camp Creek–Wildcat Loop
Tower Rock
Turtle Back Arch


Natural Bridge State Resort Park





Balanced Rock and Rock Garden Trail
Henson’s Cave Arch
Hood’s Branch–Sand Gap Loop
The Original Trail


More Trails in the Red River Gorge Area





Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve
Powdermill Branch Trail
White’s Branch Arch


Appendixes and Index





Appendix A: Outdoor Retailers
Appendix B: Hiking Clubs
Appendix C: State and Federal Agencies


INDEX


ABOUT THE AUTHOR