Posted in Kentucky Nature Might 19, 2022 by Sarah McCosham
Generally, it looks like we’ve been there, executed that by way of Kentucky hikes. After all, we all know this isn’t true; the Bluegrass is an immensely lovely state with large pure expanses boasting diverse geography and topography, making it just about unimaginable to discover each nook and cranny. Nonetheless, we’re at all times excited to find a new-to-us path in Kentucky, like the next breathtakingly lovely hike you’ve (in all probability) by no means heard of.
Do you know Kentucky was house to its very old-growth forest?
Or that there was a little-known sand cave hiding in Kentucky (that wasn’t *the* Sand Cave we share with Virginia)?
Or that this view existed? This precise, particular view… belief us, it isn’t the place you’d suppose!
This is Blanton Forest State Nature Protect, a 3,510-acre pure oasis nestled in Southeastern Kentucky. It is house to roughly 2,000 acres of old-growth forest, making it the biggest of its sort in Kentucky…
…to not point out a improbable place for mountaineering. The traditional bushes you may see alongside these trails are a number of the oldest within the japanese a part of the US, and lots of span three toes to 4 toes in diameter and tower 100 toes above the forest ground.
There are two trails inside the protect which can be open to the general public from daybreak till nightfall. The primary is a four-mile double loop path that features many unimaginable wonders and iconic Kentucky options. The opposite, a 0.5-mile path, is nice for inexperienced persons and immensely pretty, because it passes alongside Watts Creek.
The longer Knobby Rock Loop and the Sand Cave Loop are greater and extra strenuous treks, however boast massive, lovely payoffs.
Not solely do you get to discover the old-growth forest with this feature, however the views from atop Knobby Rock are a number of the most spectacular within the state!
And this epic sand cave? It is value each step climbed and tunnel shimmied by way of!
Although no matter path you determine upon at this pristine protect in Kentucky, you are sure to have an expertise you may keep in mind perpetually.
Remember your digital camera!
So inform us: previous to studying this text, was this Kentucky hike in your radar… or is it one you’ve by no means heard of? Do you know Kentucky had its personal old-growth forest? How marvelous!
Tackle: 4294 State Hwy 840, Wallins Creek, KY 40873, USA
