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.

• DEDICATIONOVERVIEW MAPMAP LEGENDACKNOWLEDGMENTSPREFACERECOMMENDED HIKESINTRODUCTIONRed River Gorge Geological AreaAngel WindowsChimney Top Rock, Princess Arch, and Half Moon ArchCourthouse Rock and Auxier RidgeD. Boon HutDouble ArchGrays ArchKoomer Ridge and Hidden ArchPinch-Em-Tight RidgeRock Bridge ArchRough TrailSheltowee TraceSilvermine Arch and Cliff TrailSky BridgeWhistling ArchWhittleton ArchClifty WildernessSheltowee Trace–Bison Way LoopSheltowee Trace–Osborne Bend LoopSwift Camp Creek TrailSwift Camp Creek–Wildcat LoopTower RockTurtle Back ArchNatural Bridge State Resort ParkBalanced Rock and Rock Garden TrailHenson’s Cave ArchHood’s Branch–Sand Gap LoopThe Original TrailMore Trails in the Red River Gorge AreaPilot Knob State Nature PreservePowdermill Branch TrailWhite’s Branch ArchAppendixes and IndexAppendix A: Outdoor RetailersAppendix B: Hiking ClubsAppendix C: State and Federal AgenciesINDEXABOUT THE AUTHOR