Red River Gorge Trail Guide

The ACCURATE Red River Gorge hiking guide! No sensationalist titles, erroneous descriptions, or gratuitous embellishments. PRECISE trail measurements, rather than GPS "quickies." Detailed elevation profiles, rather than generic computer printouts. The Red River Gorge region of Kentucky is unquestionably one of the most beautiful and unique outdoor areas in the eastern United States. Towering vistas, striking arches, rugged waterways, and countless other attractions combine to make the area Kentucky's most popular hiking destination. The Red River Gorge Trail Guide is the premier handbook for selecting, locating, and hiking the official trails of the Red River Gorge, Natural Bridge State Resort Park, and the Clifty Wilderness Area. Eighty miles of trails are described, plus premium loop hikes. Trails are sorted by quality, difficulty, and length. Detailed trail-head directions and descriptions are provided. Comprehensive and ACCURATE information makes the Red River Gorge Trail Guide an indispensable tool for anyone wishing to explore this scenic area. There are cheaper and less relevant guides to the region--written by admitted newcomers, on paid writing assignments and such--as well as relics still shamelessly profiting from decade old information, but as with most things, you get what you pay for. The Red, and you, deserve better.The author has hiked, climbed, cycled, and otherwise explored the region for 32 years and has put much time and effort into getting the details right. (He also writes the more detailed "insiders" guide to the area, Hinterlands.) Features are correctly named, rather than improvised or hastily researched, so that you'll know where you really went, how far it was, and what you actually saw. The author provides seasoned insight and perspective on the Red, hiking in general, and to the Red's small but important place in the outdoor world.