Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Ash Cave features a stunning seasonal waterfall that cascades over a massive sandstone ledge into one of Ohio's largest recess caves, measuring 700 feet wide, 100 feet deep, and 90 feet high. The combination of the picturesque waterfall and the expansive, sandy-floored cave makes it a breathtaking and accessible destination.
Ash Cave - One of seven major hiking trails at Hocking Hills State Park in southern Ohio. Ash Cave trail is 1/2 mile and takes about 40 minutes to hike. It is a one-way trail system but wheelchair accessible to a seasonal waterfall and recess cave. Maps, Directions, Starting points.
Tucked away in the southernmost stretch of Hocking, Ash Cave is the biggest recess cave east of the Mississippi River with a horseshoe-shaped rim that spans 700 feet across. The cave measures 100 feet from the rear cave wall to the front rim that towers 90 feet overhead.
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 700 feet, with a runoff waterfall, Ash Cave is enormous and open on one side.
Ash Cave, located in Hocking Hills State Park, is named for enormous piles of ashes that white settlers discovered on the cave floor. Purportedly massive piles of ashes existed on the cave floor, with at least one pile supposedly being three feet deep, one hundred feet long, and thirty feet wide.
Moderate • 4.7 (2,479) Hocking Hills State Park. Photos (3,244) Directions. Print/PDF map. Share. More. Length 0.5 miElevation gain 111 ftRoute type Loop. Head out on this 0.5-mile loop trail near Creola, Ohio.
In the southernmost reaches of Hocking Hills is Ash Cave - beyond doubt the most spectacular feature of the entire park. Ash Cave is the largest, most impressive recess cave in the state.
Located in the park’s southernmost part, this impressive cave is formed by the weathering of the middle layer of Black Hand sandstone, while the upper and lower layers remain intact. Getting to Ash Cave, means you’ll get to walk through deep gorges and paths once tread by Native Americans.
Ash Cave is a breathtaking, 100-foot tall horseshoe-shaped cavern accompanied by a waterfall and an easy loop trail. The trail to the cave is one of the easiest hikes in Hocking Hills. The loop trail is just a half-mile long, making it a great place to bring the whole family.
Ash Cave. In the southernmost reaches of Hocking Hills is Ash Cave - beyond doubt the most spectacular feature of the entire park. Ash Cave is the largest, most impressive recess cave in the state. Hiking Trails: Rim Trail - 2 miles, Gorge Trail - 1/4 miles. Wheelchair Accessible: Yes.