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Hocking Hills State Park
ASH CAVE
This spot was right down the road from our campground, so it was our first stop after we got settled in. It is the largest recessed cave in the state and located in the southernmost area of Hocking Hills State Park.
The trail to the cave is cement and handicapped accessible, which makes this a great stop for almost anyone to visit. There is plenty to see, even on the easy, relaxing stroll to the cave. Once the cave itself appeared, I was pleasantly surprised to see the impressive size of this formation. It is much larger than I expected, especially for being such a short stroll from the parking lot.
Once you have explored the cave itself, you have the option of going back out the way you came in on the level cement trail. But, if you want a little more of a challenge, you can head back on the rim trail that takes you up multiple steps and along narrow dirt trails on the edge of a slope.
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This was a great start to our Hocking Hills adventure. Especially after getting the motor home and Jeep up the white knuckle, 30 minute (seemed like hours), drive to our campground. I swear, someone else was driving that rig! LOL! I don't know how I made it without dropping off the side of a cliff or sliding backwards down one of the extremely steep hills. You better believe that I spent an entire day searching for an alternate route out! Thankfully, I found one that was a piece of cake. I would have almost preferred to live at that campground indefinitely, verses driving back down the way we came!
Cantwell Cliffs
Cantwell Cliffs is known for its deep valleys, high cliffs, and rock shelter and was absolutely AMAZING! Once you walk down the trail a bit and down some stone steps, you will come to what is called, Fat Woman's Squeeze. (No, I did not make that up!) You walk down very steep steps that your feet barely fit on, between a small split in the rock. It is a little intimidating to look at, but we went for it and I'm glad we did.
When we got to the bottom of "The Squeeze", there were more steps that led you to some amazing views.
We intended on doing the trail "loop", but thankfully, we were informed by other hikers that the loop was closed a little further down the trail. We would have had to hike another two miles to get out if we weren't warned by them. And let me tell you, after all of the stairs and steep steps, we couldn't have made it another two miles!
Regardless, this was a super cool, fun hike that I would definitely do again!
Rock House (Cave)
This was a fairly easy hike back to the "Rock House". Once again, I was totally amazed when I saw the size of this cave AND that it was an actual cave like you picture in your mind.
I was able to climb up the large rocks to enter the cave (you can't miss doing that). This cave has a ceiling 25 feet high while the main corridor is 200 feet long and 20 to 30 feet wide. It is impressive, to say the least. These next four pictures are from inside the cave looking out.
Overall, our trip to Hocking Hills was good. We did have a couple of not so great experiences, but the area is definitely beautiful and we will make a point to go back to see more.
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All the best,
Tammy & Judy
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