Knoxville: Knobby Rock Loop
This 4.8-mile loop links caves, sandstone towers, waterfalls, and a scenic overlook in the old-growth forests in Blanton Forest State Nature Preserve.
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Kentucky featured hikes / reader trips
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Knoxville: Knobby Rock LoopThis 4.8-mile loop links caves, sandstone towers, waterfalls, and a scenic overlook in the old-growth forests in Blanton Forest State Nature Preserve. Lexington: Auxier Ridge TrailThis 3.6-mile out-and-back follows a stunning, sinewy ridge to campsites with clifftop views of the Red River Gorge- a local favorite for backcountry camping. Cumberland Gap National Historic Park: White Rocks HikeHike 8.2 miles on steep singletrack paths to rock overhangs where raptors soar, then onward to Sand Cave, a giant rock feature sculpted by wind and rain.
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LBL Top of North South Trail TripAn 11.4 Mile Hike on the North/South Trail south from the North Welcome Center Grays Arch LoopOn this trip, I made a loop, starting on Grays arch trail, and continuing on to Rough trail. From rough trail, I took the first junction onto Rush Ridge trail to loop back around to the trailhead.
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