The bluffs were dynamic, beautiful, and overwhelming. Ticks are very common in the Red River Gorge area during the warmer months. After scrambling down, turn left to continue on Sheltowee Trace. It will bring you to the top of Indian Staircase.
The Red River Gorge
March 2019, we went back for a fourth and final try. May 23, 2015 5:17 pm. Sleep came easily in our tent that night, as the result of full stomachs and tired muscles (and the wine, of course). During several visits to this spot, I have had to personally guide people off the ridge to the Sheltowee Trace Trail and point them to the direction of their parking spot. With evidence spearheaded by research conducted specifically at Red River Gorge, archeologists have unearthed a cache of evidence that our ancestors in North Americas Eastern Woodland were also domesticating plants at a large scale. The trail winds around the shoulder for half a mile, then drops steeply down to the very small Greasy Fork, crosses it, and climbs sharply back up to the Sheltowee Trace. One maneuver, my foot placed in the first foothold, my foot shifting ever so slightly, and my heart started racing, and my breathing increased. After spending time on the top of the Indian staircase it was time to leave. But the trail is very steep. Though the bottom half of the climb is obscured by the forest, the top half is clearly visible. If you're out there in wet/icy/snowy conditions, skip the staircase and descend instead on the opposite end of the loop that intersects with Sheltowee Trace. In my opinion the most intimidating part of climbing the staircase for the first time is that your sight range is often limited and you cannot see what lies ahead.
We hiked the Bison Way Trail (#210) to the Sheltowee Trace (#100) and followed that west to the unofficial, unmarked approach trail to Indian Staircase. Thanks for the article. At this point we've reached the end of the one way hike to begin the Indian Staircase Loop and the start of our back country navigation. It is a very adventurous hike full of climbing up rock faces and grand overlooks. Matt and Carson love playing tennis together as doubles partners and as practice partners, hiking, skiing, playing cards and games, cooking, watching movies… so many things. After a steep upward hike that involved scrambling over rocks and hoisting ourselves up the steep path, using roots and vines for leverage, we reached the mouth of a cave. He was coming into town to visit his friends and planned a 6-mile hike up to Indian Staircase and to Cloud Splitter. In return, you'll receive news with an edge and the latest on where to eat, drink and hang out in Derby City. Was it as scary as I remembered? A great day and a lot of fun.
Steep drop-offs are often unseen until you are right on top of them; and if you are hiking with children keep them close by your side at all times! "I can't do this, Ethan. Walking up the sloped ridge to the forested peak, one gets the picture perfect image of Cloud Splitters namesake crevice. The trailhead for the Indian Staircase Loop begins just a few dozen feet before reaching Indian Arch along the Sheltowee Trace Trail. Make sure to use extreme caution in climbing this! We drove right up to our spot and actually had access to indoor plumbing. If you'd like to try a more adventurous exit route, you can follow the cliff line. Its pretty easy to spot this path from the road and the link above drops a pin near its location, just keep an eye out for it once you drive past the Sheltowee Connector #211 Trailhead. From the arch one can climb down the steps along the Sheltowee Trace Trail to the bottom of Indian Staircase, scramble up the sandstone cliff, and loop their way back to Indian Arch along what's known as the Indian Staircase Loop (0. Download the Outbound mobile app. From there, it was a steep descent back to the roadway and a short walk back to the Bison Way parking area. I opted to follow the main trail and scramble over a series of ledges on the eastern end of the rockshelter to reach it.
Indian Staircase Red River Gorge Trail
Log me out when I close my browser. The views begin to emerge as you climb above the trees. Nearly a year later, Matt contacted Carson again. The "stairs" are not carved out, but worn down! This trail is short, and leads uphill towards the cliff. The staircase is so steep that the lower two thirds of the climb lay out of sight from those standing on the summit. I took the next big step to the steep incline. Within a short distance, maybe 0. We were so excited when our friend Matt called us to tell us that he was going to propose to his girlfriend, Carson, in the Red River Gorge. The history of Cloud Splitter goes back possibly tens of thousands of years before the first Europeans ever set foot in what is now Kentucky. But there are people who have a much harder time getting down than going up. We started the trail at 8 AM, and by 9 AM, we were making the turn up the unofficial trail to the base that had haunted me for three long years. As you come back out into the sun, you're looking up at a chimney, that is, a squarish channel with a rock capping the top.
Beer cans, burned food containers, and every manner of garbage had been left by those who care so little about the Gorge that they would trash the place and walk away. This hike includes scrambling over exposed cliffs and rock ledges that have resulted in deaths and injuries. If you are planning to collect water for filtering, now is the time to do it. You can follow the trail about another 6 miles or so to Cloudsplitter. Always treat/filter any water collected before consuming. Local wisdom says not to look down while climbing, because you are getting pretty high and it can be disorienting.
I have personally witnessed grown men and women have emotional breakdowns, while in tears beg for help as they are physically frozen from fear and unable to progress up to the top. At first glance, the foot and hand holds may appear a little shallow, but that's an optical illusion. Then Carson and Matt turned to each other. "This has certainly been a week of miracles, " wrote WCSRT, who posted on the Facebook page that last Sunday the team rescued two deer hunters at Cave Run Lake near the gorge. You'll know for sure by the white diamond markings on the trees.
Muir Valley Red River Gorge
We geared up and headed out the path. Logistics: Red River Gorge is part of the Daniel Boone National Forest and is therefore administered by the National Forest Service. It is thought that at one point this was a natural bridge with a wet weather stream running through the opening. Monique, another good friend of mine, joined Ethan and me on this journey. There are two main trails in this section, one that roughly follows the ridge and one that goes through the woods. On Oct. 18, rescuers attended to a 4-year-old boy after he fell 70 feet at Red River Gorge and survived with just scrapes and bruises.
Reliable mapping tools. But we would be back. You will be looking for the "Bison Way" trail head parking. You also backcountry camp in many areas along the trails as we did.
This is a popular trailhead as it is also the easiest access to Jump Rock (a local swimming hole). We pulled ourselves to the first scramble, Katy and I both doubting our ability to climb back down, but I made it up half of the second scramble. Back to photostream. There is a lot of nice views and formations to see on this trail. A group of grade school kids can climb the Staircase, but there are adults who cannot.
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