Hocking HillsWhere all the best roads lead . . .HIKE. STAY. PLAY. YOUR HOCKING HILLS ADVENTURE BEGINS HERE!
Hocking HillsWhere all the best roads lead . . .HIKE. STAY. PLAY. YOUR HOCKING HILLS ADVENTURE BEGINS HERE!
Parking/Trailhead: 29886 Rock Stull Rd, Logan, OH 43138 (39.626460, -82.462080). This is a Limited Parking lot for 6-7 vehicles. It is about 20 miles/35 minutes from Old Man's Cave. There are no restrooms.
For those used to overused trails, this trail is well-maintained and typical of protected nature preserves. It is private, but public access is allowed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is not overly cut, graveled, or worn, and it may be narrow in some places. The trail begins at the end of the limited gravel parking lot. It is a 1.5-mile loop trail with a side trail of about 104 wooden steps into the gorge (plus another 25 upon return to the trailhead). It is rugged and beautiful. The trail is a loop, at times marked in blue blazes. Hikers follow a dirt path to a valley with recess caves and rock formations/cliffs to a seasonal waterfall. The hike is moderate. There are wooden steps. Seasonally, hikers may need to cross shallow creeks.
Drive and parking lot for Rock Stalls Nature Preserve: Owned and Operated by Camp Akita: 1.5 mile trail, looped
Trailhead and Trailend fork. Most hikers suggested taking the trail to the right and trekking counter-clockwise. This way, the slightly steep incline is along a dirt path. Hikers then take the steps (nearly 127) upward at the end which was stated it is less slippery seasonally.
A bridge marks the trail, which is well-maintained and typical of nature preserves. It is not overly cut, graveled, or worn, and may be narrow in some places.
Within the valley. Typically, a waterfall runs seasonally there.
The steps to the bottom.
The trail meanders beneath the cliffs and rock formations.
There are seven major hiking areas in Hocking Hills State Park - All are one-way trail systems.
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. There are many hiking trails in the Hocking Hills include those at Wayne National Forest, Clear Creek Metro Parks, Lake Hope State Park, Vinton County Park District's Moonville Tunnel, and Hocking College's Robbins Crossing (with park programs) and the Athens Hock-Hocking Adena Rail Trail bikeway.