Hiking in the Hills

One of the features of the Hocking Hills area is numerous options for hiking. Whether you are looking for a short walk or something that is more vigorous, you are sure to find the natural beauty.

Some of the more popular sites include: Ash Cave, Cantwell Cliffs, Cedar Falls, Conkel's Hollow, Lake Hope State Park, Lake Logan State Park, Old Man's Cave, Rockbridge Nature Preserve, Rock House and the Wayne National Forest.

Trails at all Hocking Hills State Park sites have been modified for safety. Click on the Ohio State Parks & Watercraft logo for the new trails map.

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Hocking Hills Ecotours

Hiking in the Hills

(740) 385-9886

Hocking Hills Ecotours offers eco-nature tours on private property and public lands. Most of our tours are at High Rock but we do use parks and preserves by request. We o…

Rockbridge State Nature Preserve

Hiking in the Hills

(614) 265-6561

Natural Rockbridge or arch is more than 100 feet long and 10 to 20 feet wide, and gracefully arches 50 feet across a ravine. It is considered the largest natural bridge i…

Zaleski State Forest

Hiking in the Hills

(740) 596-5781

The Zaleski State Forest is the second largest forest in Ohio’s state forest system with nearly 28,000 acres. It also is the only state forest operating a state-owned sa…

Lake Hope State Park

Hiking in the Hills

(740) 596-4938

A natural paradise, 2,983-acre Lake Hope State Park lies entirely within the 26,824-acre Zaleski State Forest in the valley of Big Sandy Run. It is a rugged, heavily fore…

Hocking Hills State Park

Hiking in the Hills

(740) 385-6842

Towering cliffs, waterfalls, and deep gorges are all found in Hocking Hills State Park. Actually encompassing six distinctly different natural areas, Hocking Hills State…

Moonville Tunnel

Hiking in the Hills

(877) 247-8733

The community of Moonville soon sprung up around the railroad. Moonville principally housed miners and a few railroad workers. The town had approximately one hundred resi…

The Buckeye Trail

Hiking in the Hills

(740) 394-2008

The Buckeye Trail Association maintains and promotes the 1400-mile Buckeye Trail through the Hocking Hills.

Cantwell Cliffs

Hiking in the Hills

(740) 385-6842

Situated on a high outcropping of Black Hand sandstone, Cantwell Cliffs is in one of the most remote areas of Hocking Hills State Park, and offers hikers the best of two…

Conkles Hollow Nature Preserve

Hiking in the Hills

(614) 265-6561

Designated as a State Nature Preserve in 1977, Conkles Hollow’s has sheer cliffs of Black Hand sandstone that rise nearly 200 feet above the valley floor. The deep, cool…

Ash Cave

Hiking in the Hills

(740) 385-6842

Ash Cave is the largest recess cave east of the Mississippi and perhaps the most awe-inspiring feature of Hocking Hills State Park. With a horseshoe-shaped rim that spans…

Shallenberger State Nature Preserve

Hiking in the Hills

(614) 265-6419

More than 300 million years ago the Hocking Hills region lay under the waters of a vast inland ocean. The oceans have long since disappeared and the subsequent impact of…

Hope Furnace Ruins

Hiking in the Hills

(740) 596-4938

At one time Ohio was one of the nation’s leading producers of iron known as the Hanging Rock Iron Region. The area was rich with the raw materials needed to manufacture c…