Hocking Hills
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- Ash Cave
- Cedar Falls
- Old Man's Cave
- Whispering Cave
- Conkle's Hollow
- Cantwell Cliffs
- Rock House
- Hidden Waterfalls
- Rose Lake at Old Man's Cave
- Ash Cave to Cedar Falls
- Balanced Rock/Devil's Tea Table
- Airplane Rock
- Peninsula Trail_Lake Hope State Park
- Hope Furnace Trail-Lake Hope State Park
- Vinton County Parks: Moonville Rail Trail
- Clear Creek Metro Park - Fern Creek Trail
- Clear Creek Metro Park - Cemetery Ridge Hemlock Loop
- Boch Hollow Nature Preserve
- Zaleski Backpack Trail
- Mountain Bike Trails - Old Man's Cave
- Mountain Bike Trails - Lake Hope
- Fall Colors Hiking
- Dog Friendly Trails
- Bigfoot Trails
- Hike the Fringe: Closeby Trails
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Hope Furnace Trail - Lake Hope State Park
Parking/Trailhead (39.324996, -82.355115) Follow signs to the beach/marina/shelterhouse. Pass the beach parking lot and turn into the lot at the main shelter. Gravel drive ends at a small parking area.
3.1 miles, one way. Out and back. Hikers follow a dirt path along the lake and through forest to Hope Furnace. Seasonally, watch for the bald eagles nesting in the area. About a half hour from Old Man's Cave.
Hope Furnace Trail. 6.2 miles total, out and back.
Trail follows lake through the forest.
Hope Furnace- 1800s iron furnace. Pit latrines.
The trail is not blazed (does not have blaze markers on trees). However, on the map, the trail is the red line.
Click on the QR Code for a map of the trail!
Lake Hope State Park - Furnace Trail -The Hocking Hills of Ohio
Trail systems within Ohio's Hocking Hills Region
OPEN ALL YEAR-ROUND FROM DAWN TO DUSK
There are seven major hiking areas in Hocking Hills State Park - All are one-way trail systems.
Click here for a Regional Hocking Hills Trail Area Map
Ash Cave, Old Man's Cave, Rock House, Conkle's Hollow, Cedar Falls, Cantwell Cliffs, and Whispering Cave Trail. These park areas offer a unique experience for those who walk its paths no matter what season (the park is open year-round from dawn to dusk)—located on the southern edge of Hocking County. But those are just a handful. Other hiking trails in the Hocking Hills region include those at Wayne National Forest, Clear Creek Metro Parks, Lake Hope State Park, the Moonville Rail Trail, and the Hockhocking Adena Bikeway.