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Trail Facts
- Distance: 5.5
Waypoints
THB001
Location: 37.207047, -86.13813
Start on unmarked access trail across from privies; don’t start on Sal Hollow Trail
THB002
Location: 37.205482, -86.140633
Pass official trailhead for Buffalo Trail; hike around closed gate
THB003
Location: 37.198246, -86.15612
L @ well-marked 4-way onto Turnhole Bend Trail; forest opens
THB004
Location: 37.189442, -86.156227
Straight @ 4-way under sun-speckled canopy; good resting spot to E on comfortable grassy knoll
THB005
Location: 37.184933, -86.155853
Dodge mudholes, many of which are inhabited by tiny, brown spotted tree frogs, some smaller than a fingertip
THB006
Location: 37.17865, -86.156807
Pull out your binocs and search for wildlife: ermine, turkey, deer, fox, woodpeckers, and various other birds
THB007
Location: 37.176022, -86.155083
Option: Head off trail to E; scenic cliffside overlook of emerald hardwoods sloping toward the Green River valley; good rappelling spot
THB008
Location: 37.172725, -86.154866
Bear R @Y; hike down to bank of Green River on unmarked trail; enjoy a picnic, fishing, or looking for sand mussels in the afternoon sun (don’t touch or disturb them; many species are endangered); retrace route to car Option: L@Y to Turnhole Bend campsite for an overnight