Wes wrote:Auxier ridge loop
Indian stairway to cloud splitter
rock bridge/swift camp creek
wall of denial
hoods branch to natural bridge, back via rock garden trail
Second rock bridge. I've always had little ones along, so I've only done the mile and something loop, but it's beautiful!
What I love about running is you can meditate while running. It's a peaceful place.
Sister Mary Elizabeth Lloyd, Runs marathons to raise money and awareness about children orphaned by AIDS
everyone missed the obvious: Swift Camp Creek Trail, back~n~forth.
"No one has to do something he doesn't want to do for the rest of his life. But then again, if that's what you end up doing, by all means convince yourself that you had to do it; you'll have lots of company." HST
For a Jurrasic Park kind of experience, at least in the botanical sense, hike down into Tight Hollow. It's the only stand of old growth timber left in the RRG. There are some gigantic Hemlocks and Tulip trees there, as well as the largest known Big Leaf Magnolia on record. Go on a rainy day when there's nothing else to do. It's a short hike to an amazing place.
have a bizz associate that wants a guide to RRG hikes, I drove him around the 715 loop and pointed out several trailheads, surely Gallstones or J&H has a trail guide- book, right? if not anybody noticed anything at Porter Chevron or similar? thanks
Crankmas wrote:have a bizz associate that wants a guide to RRG hikes, I drove him around the 715 loop and pointed out several trailheads, surely Gallstones or J&H has a trail guide- book, right? if not anybody noticed anything at Porter Chevron or similar? thanks
Where does he/she live? There are several guidebooks available in local stores in Louisville...
Yes, all of the above. I have a guide by Jerrell Goodpaster. You can find it at all the locations you mentioned. It's pretty handy - I always bring it with me. It doesn't have everything trail in it, but it includes most of the popular trails. Good for someone new to the gorge.
