It’s another Darren & Rachel fun-time-adventure-time-Gorge-time episode! Thanks for listening to Tread the Red – a podcast all about the Red River Gorge in Kentucky.
On this episode we discuss our recent loop hike – Auxier Ridge > Auxier Branch > Double Arch AND a new-to-the-podcast arch: Big Hole Arch.
The Auxier Ridge to Double Arch loop takes you along Auxier Ridge complete with panoramic views, dips you down into the valley, and then brings you all the way back up to the opposite ridge for Double Arch! You can even opt to scramble up to the top of Double Arch, which is known as “The Observatory” and offers more panoramic views of the surroundings (and Auxier Ridge across the way)! This loop is about 7 miles (maybe a bit more) and is pretty strenuous because of the elevation gain – so be prepared with lots of water + snacks!
Big Hole Arch is a super cool arch located near Military Wall. While Military Wall is a climbing destination – we totally recommend checking it out if you are in the area (Martins Fork Rough Trail) because there are lots of cool rock formations to check out (including this amazing arch). There’s also a super cool rock that is totally now one of Rachel’s top RRG rocks!! IYKYK. The trail to Big Hole Arch is a little over 0.25 miles out (at most 0.5 miles) – sorry guys – we did not track the mileage when we hiked this one (oops). So, let’s just say it tops out somewhere between 0.5-1 mile round trip! Not bad. Easy to add on to a longer hike in the area! 😉
RRG NEWS: Tread the Red will be set up at the RRG Farmer’s Market Labor Day Weekend (Saturday August 31st) from 10AM-2PM. It’s located at the sky lift parking lot area of Natural Bridge State Park! We’ll also be in the area from Friday-Sunday, so if you wanna hang out/maybe do a hike together, let us know!
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