Gorge Geology!! The Gorge is an amazing place and there are so many cool things around every corner! We happened upon these HUGE “huecos” while out hiking along the Rough Trail one day. The path to these is unofficial/unmarked, branching off of the Rough Trail right before some scrambling up some boulders to connect upContinue reading “Huecos”
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Tarr Ridge “Extravaganza” Trail
Tarr Ridge “Extravaganza” Trail – This has become one of my favorite trails in the Gorge! Especially when hiking during the Fall. First things first – this is an Unofficial/Unmarked trail, so there will not be tree blazes to mark your way. The trail itself is pretty obvious from use, but can get overgrown inContinue reading “Tarr Ridge “Extravaganza” Trail”
Veranda Trail
The Veranda Trail is an unofficial/unmarked trail in the Red River Gorge, but utilizes official trails to get to the trailhead! The most direct route to the beginning of this trail would be to take Pinch-em-Tight trail to Rush Ridge Trail, and then a right onto Rough Trail where you will hike about 230 feetContinue reading “Veranda Trail”
Tower Rock Trail (#229)
Tower Rock Trail (#229): This trail is part of the official Red River Gorge trail system. In my opinion, this is one of the more underrated trails of the Gorge! I LOVED this trail from the first time we hiked it! The trailhead is located along Route 715 between the Gladie Visitor Center and theContinue reading “Tower Rock Trail (#229)”
Cliff Trail (#206)
Cliff Trail (#206) is one of the few trails that begin at Koomer Ridge Campground in the Red River Gorge! I highly recommend camping at this campground at some point if you haven’t already, but you can hike this trail regardless if you are staying at the campground or not! There is a parking lotContinue reading “Cliff Trail (#206)”
Angel Windows Trail #218
Angel Windows Trail: This one is short and sweet! It honestly took me awhile to try this one out, because I *assumed* it wouldn’t be that cool because it is a shorter trail, but WOW, was I wrong. I guess I should have known better…pretty much everything at the Gorge is awesome. This trailhead isContinue reading “Angel Windows Trail #218”
Double Arch Trail #201
Double Arch Trail: This trail starts from the Auxier Ridge parking lot and continues back the “foot-travel-only” portion of Tunnel Ridge Road until *basically* the end, where you will see the trailhead sign to the right! This is an official trail of the Gorge, and it immediately dips you into the lush forest surrounded byContinue reading “Double Arch Trail #201”
Star Gap Arch Trail
Hello and welcome to MY FAVORITE ARCH OF THE GORGE! I fell in love with this arch the very moment I laid eyes on it. The whole surrounding area is beautiful too! To begin this trail, you will want to park at the Auxier Ridge parking lot at the end of the vehicle-traffic portion ofContinue reading “Star Gap Arch Trail”
Indian Staircase Trail
This one requires THREE different videos, y’all. It is a doozy, but one of the most magnificent trails in the Red! This one requires EXPOSED rock scrambling. There is nothing to correct a fall on the “staircase” portion of this trail. I’m not trying to scare anyone off from hiking this, but I also wantContinue reading “Indian Staircase Trail”
A Muir Valley Introduction
Have you heard about Muir Valley? Muir Valley is a nonprofit nature preserve and rock climbing park that is located right within the Red River Gorge area! It is about 360 acres and features over 400 climbs (both trad and sport), and several hiking trails with waterfalls, caves, arches, and mountain streams. Some things toContinue reading “A Muir Valley Introduction”
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