20201023 – Hocking Hills State Park – Rose Lake, Gorge Overlook, and Grandma Gatewood Trails

Date: 10/23/2020 – Distance: 6.9 mi – Elapsed Time: 3.25 hr – Ascent: 997 ft – Descent: 951 ft – Difficulty: Medium

I arrived in Hocking Hills around 2pm on Friday. I was staying in the Hocking Hills State Park Campground for two nights. I wanted to get some hiking done on Friday, before it got dark, to make the most of my time. This first hike I did was down to Rose Lake, around the lake, down the Gorge Overlook Trail to Cedar Falls, then down into the gorge and along the Grandma Gatewood Trail back to Old Man’s Cave and back up to the campground before it got dark. Aside from the Rose Lake trail, I had hiked all of these trails before and knew the terrain.

From Upper Falls, I headed up the gorge and back to camp.

Waypoints:

• Rose Lake – N39.42507° W82.53802°
• Cedar Falls – N39.41892° W82.52483°
• Old Man’s Cave – N39.43328° W82.54314°
• Old Man’s Cave Visitor Center Parking – N39.43621° W82.54035°
• Cedar Falls Parking 1 – N39.41701° W82.52537°
• Cedar Falls Parking 2 – N39.41884° W82.52410°

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