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Red River Gorge Backpacking Trip

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Bob Fish
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Trail stats

Distance
21.46 mi
Elevation gain
2,894 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
3,491 ft
Max elevation
1,292 ft
TrailRank 
27
Min elevation
693 ft
Trail type
One Way
Coordinates
1459
Uploaded
October 15, 2012
Recorded
October 2012
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near Pine Ridge, Kentucky (United States)

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Itinerary description

3 Day backpacking trip in Red River Gorge, Kentucky

We started at the Trail to the Suspension Bridge and headed south on the Sheltowee Trace Trail, then Koomer Ridge Trail, then Buck Trail. We camped on Hanson Ridge, We explored the ridge that night. The next day, we headed north on the Sheltowee Trace Trail, passing near where we were parked, We explored a couple of side trails including Cloud splitter. We camped near a view of Indian Staircase. On the 3rd day, we hiked Sheltowee Trace Trail to Bison Way trail and followed that trail to the road and back up the road to where we were parked.

Note: there is a break in the GPS tracks from 1st camp back to Sheltowee Trace Trail, missing about one mile.

Waypoints

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,246 ft

Camp Night 1

05-OCT-12 2:36:15PM

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,249 ft

Camp Night 2

06-OCT-12 2:07:29PM

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,226 ft

Cloud Splitter

06-OCT-12 9:46:44AM

PictographWaypoint Altitude 980 ft

Cloud Splitter Tr

06-OCT-12 8:54:50AM

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,194 ft

Double arch

01-JUL-09 9:46:45

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,176 ft

Hanson Point

05-OCT-12 1:58:16PM

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,134 ft

Rope

06-OCT-12 11:24:32AM

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,011 ft

Side Trail

06-OCT-12 12:56:26PM

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