Some friends invited us to hike the Natural Bridge in October. We heard a lot about this when we first asked about hiking in the area, but the website search does not yield very good information so I’ll summarize a little here for anyone interested:
The original trail is only about a 3/4 mile hike so it’s perfect for kids. At the end of the hike, you climb up some stairs carved in the rock and through a narrow hallway. Then the trail opens up on top of the actual bridge. There are no rails, which gives it an interestingly eerie feel, but the view is beautiful and there are a variety of other trails to take at the top and at the base of the bridge. From the top of the bridge, you can see an outcrop across the valley, and we took the hike around to the outcrop, past the sky lift, and back down to the lodge. Pictures from the outcrop show the natural bridge in the background, and vice versa, making it a fun place to hike and photograph.
The Natural Bridge is in the Daniel Boone National Forest, by Red River Gorge and Slade, Kentucky. It’s about an hour drive from Lexington. The natural sandstone arch spans 78 feet, is 65 feet high, and has been formed by the natural process of weathering over millions of years. It’s pretty cool. Check it out:
