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Breathe in the fresh air for your next Hocking Hills adventure!
Breathe in the fresh air for your next Hocking Hills adventure!
Conkles Hollow is one of the most spectacular features within the Hocking Hills region. Its sheer cliffs of Black Hand sandstone rise nearly 200 feet above the valley floor. The deep, cool gorge, which is only 100 feet wide in places and is considered by some to be the deepest in Ohio, has numerous waterfalls cascading over its sandstone
Conkles Hollow is one of the most spectacular features within the Hocking Hills region. Its sheer cliffs of Black Hand sandstone rise nearly 200 feet above the valley floor. The deep, cool gorge, which is only 100 feet wide in places and is considered by some to be the deepest in Ohio, has numerous waterfalls cascading over its sandstone cliffs. The cliff tops with their magnificent overlooks and the quiet gorge beneath offer visitors an opportunity to explore different habitats, each with its own unique plant and animal communities.
Rock House is an enclosed, cave-like structure located in Hocking Hills State Park with a colorful history. Rock House contains a row of seven "windows" separated by massive columns of solid stone. Steps have been cut into a cliff that lead up and through the windows.
Inside is a tunnel-like passageway, about twenty-five feet high, two hundred feet long, and twenty to thirty feet wide.
The most popular of all the Hocking areas is Old Man's Cave, located on State Route 664. Here at the Upper Falls, the Grandma Gatewood Trail begins its six-mile course connecting three of the park's areas: Old Man's Cave to Cedar Falls to Ash Cave. This same trail has been designated as part of Ohio's Buckeye Trail as well as part of two
The most popular of all the Hocking areas is Old Man's Cave, located on State Route 664. Here at the Upper Falls, the Grandma Gatewood Trail begins its six-mile course connecting three of the park's areas: Old Man's Cave to Cedar Falls to Ash Cave. This same trail has been designated as part of Ohio's Buckeye Trail as well as part of two national systems - the North Country Scenic Trail and America's Discovery Trail.
At 700 feet long, 100 feet deep, and 90 feet tall, Ash Cave is the largest recess cave in not just Ohio but the entire Eastern United States! When settlers first came across this cave in the 1800's they found a pile of ashes nearly 100 feet wide and three feet deep within the cave, and thus named it Ash Cave. A tributary of Queer Creek fl
At 700 feet long, 100 feet deep, and 90 feet tall, Ash Cave is the largest recess cave in not just Ohio but the entire Eastern United States! When settlers first came across this cave in the 1800's they found a pile of ashes nearly 100 feet wide and three feet deep within the cave, and thus named it Ash Cave. A tributary of Queer Creek flows off the top of the cave and is believed to be the tallest waterfall in the state by many.
Cantwell Cliffs is situated on a high outcropping of Black Hand sandstone, Cantwell Cliffs is in one of the most remote areas of Hocking Hills State Park, and offers hikers the best of two worlds. The high rim trails offer far-reaching vistas of breathtaking beauty, while the valley trail makes the visitor feel diminutive when walking at the base of the cliffs.
Whispering Cave. It is a recess cave that’s nearly 300 feet wide with a drizzling, 105-foot waterfall pouring from its upper rim.
Cedar Falls path is approximately a 1/2 mile long and relatively strenuous with steps. It is a one-way trail system with a waterfall, bridges, and unique rock formations. Halfway, hikers can take in the beauty of a seasonal waterfall reached by hiking a rugged trail down steps and along a dirt path.
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Pictured above is the Moonville Haunted Tunnel, one of the many stops in our free tour guide!