On April 21, 2017, six friends and I started out from Greasy Creek Gap, looking to hike along the Appalachian Trail through the Roan Highlands to U.S. 19E, nearly 30 Continue Reading
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Trail Guide: Valley of the Giants Trail at Beckley Creek Park
The Valley of the Giants trail, in the Distillery Bend section of Beckley Creek park, boasts some of the biggest sycamore trees you’ll see in the Parklands of Floyds Fork. Continue Reading
Trail Guide: Black Willow Trail at Beckley Creek Park
The Black Willow Trail, located in Louisville’s Beckley Creek Park, offers the longest hike in the park, at a flat and easy 2.42 miles, as it meanders through meadows and Continue Reading
Trail Guide: The Coppiced Woods Trail at Beckley Creek Park
This week, we kicked off a project to document all of the hiking trails in Louisville’s Parklands of Floyds Fork, an urban trail system consisting of four separate parks connected Continue Reading
Red River Gorge: Whittleton Arch Trail Trail Guide
The Whittleton Arch Trail, located in Kentucky’s Red River Gorge, offers hikers of any experience level a pleasant walk to one of the Gorge’s most massive arches. Toss in a Continue Reading