blerica132
Going to Red River Gorge to Backpack for a few days and wondering if anyone has any suggestions for the best hike that isn't that easy but not extremely strenuous. I would like to see the most I can out of our hike like the arches etc. Any suggestions??
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I would first off recommend the Clifty Wilderness Area adjacent to the Gorge. There you will find huge old trees and the only arch that spans a river in the area. Very nice and you can do the Rock Bridge trail two mile loop very easily, but it will be popular. The Swift Creek trail is also very nice, longer, and offers a little more solitude and nice campsites. For a longer hike in the actual Gorge I would recommend staying at one of the Koomer Ridge campsites. The trails there are nice and offer easy access to quite a few large arches. Bring bug spray though, the sand fleas are bad in July and August. You can take Koomer Ridge to Buck Trail and over to the Rough Trail or Gray's Arch. From further west you can access Courthouse Rock which I highly recommend, but I'm not sure if there is a longer trail that links in to those on that side. The Rough Trail is the longest trail through the heart of the area and is your best way to see the most in the Wilderness area. It is very possible to do a long several day loop while in the Gorge, but for once, I would say that this area is not best done backpacking, but day tripping it. To see the most of it in only a few days I would recommend setting up base camp and doing 4-5 mile (total) in an out trips from each of the access roads. We were able to see much more of it in that time. Don't miss Clifty though!!
I would first off recommend the Clifty Wilderness Area adjacent to the Gorge. There you will find huge old trees and the only arch that spans a river in the area. Very nice and you can do the Rock Bridge trail two mile loop very easily, but it will be popular. The Swift Creek trail is also very nice, longer, and offers a little more solitude and nice campsites. For a longer hike in the actual Gorge I would recommend staying at one of the Koomer Ridge campsites. The trails there are nice and offer easy access to quite a few large arches. Bring bug spray though, the sand fleas are bad in July and August. You can take Koomer Ridge to Buck Trail and over to the Rough Trail or Gray's Arch. From further west you can access Courthouse Rock which I highly recommend, but I'm not sure if there is a longer trail that links in to those on that side. The Rough Trail is the longest trail through the heart of the area and is your best way to see the most in the Wilderness area. It is very possible to do a long several day loop while in the Gorge, but for once, I would say that this area is not best done backpacking, but day tripping it. To see the most of it in only a few days I would recommend setting up base camp and doing 4-5 mile (total) in an out trips from each of the access roads. We were able to see much more of it in that time. Don't miss Clifty though!!
4 day outdoors man get-a-way close to Ohio?
Joshua
Im looking for somewhere around cincinnati area that i could escape for a few days. Im looking to backpack to a site set camp, go fishing and possibly climb and repel. Im an ultralite hicker by nature and im looking plan this as a vacation. I want to have the ability to build a fire and set up camp away from civilization. I hiked zaleski but found it too pre set up. I want to do all that i can. Thanks. I have no problem driving over a few hours.
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Red River Gorge isn't in Northern Kentucky. It's in Eastern Kentucky. This are sits approximately 50-60 miles east of Lexington (depending on what part of the Red River Gorge you are staying in. It is in the Daniel Boone National Forest. The National Forest headquarters are in Winchester, Kentucky. You can get on Google and simply type in "Daniel Boone National Forest". The site will give the rules for back country camping.It will also give you campgrounds you can camp in that aren't super-developed as far as amenties go. Another close-by place is Cave Run Lake, which is also in Daniel Boone National Forest. To get to Cave Run Lake you would simply take I-75 south and then I- 64 east. You can get to Red River Gorge by going the same way, but when you got to Winchester, Kentucky on I-64 you would then take the Mountain Parkway. You can fish at Cave Run and repel in the Red River Gorge. And actually both areas within the Daniel Boone National Forest are only about 30 miles apart.
Ohio has Wayne National Forest, but it doesn't have these features as far as I klnow. You could get to Wayne National Forest at its southerly most point by driving on U.S. 52 east. You might try typing Wayne National Forest on Google and see what that brings up.
Red River Gorge isn't in Northern Kentucky. It's in Eastern Kentucky. This are sits approximately 50-60 miles east of Lexington (depending on what part of the Red River Gorge you are staying in. It is in the Daniel Boone National Forest. The National Forest headquarters are in Winchester, Kentucky. You can get on Google and simply type in "Daniel Boone National Forest". The site will give the rules for back country camping.It will also give you campgrounds you can camp in that aren't super-developed as far as amenties go. Another close-by place is Cave Run Lake, which is also in Daniel Boone National Forest. To get to Cave Run Lake you would simply take I-75 south and then I- 64 east. You can get to Red River Gorge by going the same way, but when you got to Winchester, Kentucky on I-64 you would then take the Mountain Parkway. You can fish at Cave Run and repel in the Red River Gorge. And actually both areas within the Daniel Boone National Forest are only about 30 miles apart.
Ohio has Wayne National Forest, but it doesn't have these features as far as I klnow. You could get to Wayne National Forest at its southerly most point by driving on U.S. 52 east. You might try typing Wayne National Forest on Google and see what that brings up.
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