CONKLE’S HOLLOW AND
ASH CAVE,
IN THE HOCKING HILLS
Thousands
of years ago, mammoth glaciers sculpted the land in the Hocking Hills, creating
peaks, basins and caves.
As
a result, the area is a beautiful spot for hiking.
Happily,
accessible trails exist for the modestly ambitious to the rough and tumble.
Conkle’s
Hollow, on Big Pine Rd., just off Rt. 374, has nearly a mile of trails on
wooden walkways suitable for people who use walkers or wheelchair users capable
of rolling through a somewhat challenging course.
The trail winds its way along the basin of the deep, rocky gorge.
Here,
eye-catching wildflowers lush ferns and spring up at the feet of birch and
hemlock trees.
For
the more fainthearted, the one quarter mile paved trail to Ash Cave is very
wheelchair-friendly.
The
brief hike leads to a massive shelter cave and nearby 90-foot waterfall.
The
cave is on Rt. 56, just off Rt. 374.
STORY CONTINUES TOMORROW -- APRIL 27
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