43rd 3rd
Annual Winter Hike January 19-
Continuous starts from 9-11 AM
Enjoy winters splendor on this 6-mile trek from Old Man’s Cave
to Ash Cave. Layered clothing and good footwear recommended.
Refreshments are available at Cedar Falls for a donation. A
shuttle bus returns hikers to Old Man’s Cave.
Sweethearts Hike February
9
- 5-7 PM
Meet at the Ash Cave parking lot. Take your sweetheart for a
romantic stroll to Ash Cave in the soft light of dusk.
Afterwards, enjoy a cozy fire and refreshments.
Maple Sugaring in the Hills
March 8 & 9-
12-4 PM
Join us at the Naturalist Cabin located behind the Old Man’s
Cave Visitor Center. Savor the taste of the season as we boil
down our local maple sap. Discover the many methods used
throughout history to make this tasty treat. Free samples are
available.
Wildflowers and Waterfalls Hike
April 19 -10
AM
Observe nature’s carpet of wildflowers and sparkling waterfalls
in beautiful Hocking Hills. Meet at the parking lot at Ash Cave.
Frontier Trail Hike
May 3
-12-4
PM
Explore the history of the Hocking Hills region with a walk back
through time dramatized by costumed interpreters along Ash Cave
trail. Don’t forget to check-in with the historical interpreters
at Richard Roe’s History Camp to explore and learn more about
Ohio’s fascinating past May 4-6, 2007. Maybe even join in and
try your hand at the Frontier Trail Games on Sunday afternoon!
Hocking Valley Birding Trail Presents: International Migratory
Bird Weekend
May
9-11
Times and locations will vary…see the flier,
www.birdhocking.com
or the
parks website for details.
Join with several area naturalist and birders along the Hocking
Valley Birding Trail route for a variety of programs, hikes and
events to celebrate the return of our avian friends.
Grandma Gatewood’s Fall Colors Hike October 18
-
1:00 PM
Bring along a cool drink and celebrate the season’s colors. Meet
with the naturalist at the Old Man’s Cave Visitor Center for a
strenuous hike that spans roughly 6 miles of the Grandma
Gatewood trail. We will be traversing the section that runs from
Old Man’s Cave to Cedar Falls and back while enjoying the scenic
beauty and cultural personality. This hike does include several
hills and steps and is not recommended for the easily winded
individual. (Approx. 3to4 hrs)
Haunted Hocking Weekend
October 31 & November 1
Join with the Haunted Hocking “HIT” team as they search for the
unexplained at Ash Cave or try your hand at Pumpkin decorating.
Registered campers and cabin guest can enjoy a hayride, a family
fun spooky movie, site judging, and trick or treat at Old Man’s
Cave campground. Regular camping & cabin fees apply.
Christmas in Ash Cave
December 13-
5 – 7 PM
Step away from the hectic holiday season and come bundled for
the weather while enjoying a lighted stroll back to Ash Cave.
Once you arrive at the cave warm with refreshments by an open
fire. Listen to or join with our carolers, have the kids visit
with an old fashion Santa or help to decorate our Christmas tree
for wildlife.
There are six major
hiking areas in the Hocking Hills State Park trail system. Ash Cave, Cantwell
Cliffs, Cedar Falls, Conkle's Hollow, Rockhouse and Old Man's Cave. Each trail
area is unique in what it offers the hiker. Ash Cave is well known for its
sandy recess cave and a waterfall that is notorious for freezing from top to
bottom on colder winter seasons. Conkle's Hollow can be cool even on the hottest
of summer days, Cedar Falls has some of the most beautiful trails surrounded by
hemlocks and Cantwell Cliffs' amazing overlooks will take the breath away. The
dark recesses and gothic style openings at Rockhouse are a unique design seen
nowhere else in the area. And hiking along the rugged trails of Old Man's Cave
has been a favorite of trail searchers the world around. Some of Hocking Hills
hiking trails are busy with hikers each day of the week and others are more
remote. For a special hiking adventure and for those who are physically fit, the
Grandma Gatewood Trail is a six mile stretch beginning at Ash Cave to Cedar
Falls and then to Old Man's Cave. The trail is 5 miles long, one way, and hikers
need to plan an all-day (10 mile) round trip or coordinate a pick up at the
other end of the trail.
Hocking Hills State Park areas and
trails all close at dusk.
Need more information on the parks:
ODNR - Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Ted Strickland, Governor - Sean D. Logan, Director
