Hocking Hills Ohio: Ash Cave and Cedar Falls

This post is part of a travel series of our road trip in the midwest where we traveled to four states:  Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky and Indiana. We visited one state park, two national parks, and a historic farm..  To start at the beginning, go HERE.  The rest of the posts in consecutive order are HERE and HERE!

Hello!  I am back from my 4th of July holiday break and continuing on with my midwest road trip travel series I took back in May.  If you missed any of the previous travel posts in this series, you can quickly catch up by clicking on the links in blue small print above.

This week I will finish up our last day in Hocking Hills State Park and then next week I'll start covering America's newest National Park:  New River Gorge!

Ash Cave

Ash Cave is so cool!  It's a short out and back trail, 0.3 miles one way.  Even though it's a short hike, it's totally worth it because Ash Cave is the largest, most impressive recessed cave in the state of Ohio.

The horseshoe cave is massive!  It is 700 feet from end to end, 100 feet deep,  and 90 feet tall!  And the best part?  There is an awesome waterfall too!

A small tributary from the Queer Creek cascades gently over the edge into a pool of water below!  Boy, would this be fun to wade in or stand under on a hot summer day!

I don't know what I enjoyed seeing more, the massive rock formations or the waterfall.  I think it was a tie!

They had a sweet selfie platform where you could pose for pictures.

Look how tiny me and all the other people are against these massive rock walls!  We look like ants.

I can't leave without sharing the cutest outhouse ever at the trail head.  Just look at that moss roof!  😀

Here are some short videos of this cave and waterfall:

                                  Cedar Falls

Next up is Cedar Falls.  The trail to Cedar Falls is as awesome as the falls.  We loved all the crazy rock formations we had to scramble through.

Cedar Falls trail is a short 1/2 mile one way trail but it is considered strenuous because of all the rock formations and steps you have to work around.  To me, that was the fun part!  Just bring a pair of walking sticks and you will be fine!

At this point, you can just do the Cedar Falls trail or you  can intersect with the Gorge Overlook Trail and add more mileage to your hike.  Because this was my first time out hiking with my new hip, we just did the Cedar Falls trail.

Yes, the rocky steps can be tricky, but with walking sticks, I did great! Walking sticks are like handrails for me;  they keep me on my feet!

Halfway through this trail, you are treated to a beautiful waterfall.  You can read all about these falls in the plaque pictured below.

Of course it was picture time!  What an amazing back drop!

I really enjoyed this hike.  I found it just as interesting and beautiful as the falls itself.

And, like most of Hocking Hills, the trail has a pretty bridge on it.

Here is a short video of Cedar Falls for your viewing pleasure.

Have A Great Day!  Amy

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