Sheltowee # Name Mi. Help protect archaeological sites and habitat for Tarr Trace threatened and endangered species. Ridge 100 Lost Branch 201 Double Arch Trail 2.19 202 Courthouse Rock Trail 2.40 Picnic 239 DON’T CAMP OR BUILD FIRES Area 203 Auxier Branch Trail 0.80 204 Auxier Ridge Trail 2.06 IN ROCKSHELTERS OR ALONG THE CLIFFS. 205 Gray's Arch Trail 0.30 206 Cliff Trail 0.46 207 Rock Bridge Trail 1.30 77 208 Hidden Arch Trail 1.00 613 Osborne 240 209 Daniel Boone Hut Trail 0.70 164 Sheltowee Bend Trace 100 210 Bison Way Trail 0.46 23 214 Sky Bridge Trail 0.85 215 Koomer Ridge Trail 0.10 216 Whittleton Branch Trail 1.80 Courthouse 217 Whittleton Arch Trail 0.20 Rock 218 Angel Windows 0.30 Bison Gladie 219 Swift Creek Camp Trail 6.70 77 Way 210 220 Koomer Ridge Trail 2.30 201 Ravens Trail Cultural-Environmental Rock Learning Center 221 Rough Trail 7.82 Haystack 100 223 Pinch-em Tight Trail 1.40 23 197 Double Rock RED RIVER Tower Rock 225 Silvermine Arch Trail 1.32 Arch 77 Trail 226 Buck Trail 1.50 203 715 SCENIC 229 227 Rush Ridge Trail 1.00 Aux. 202 BYWAY Princess 228 Wildcat Trail 1.76 Br. Footbridge Arch 229 Tower Rock Trail 0.48 Trail SCENIC Courthouse 715 233 Osborne 233 Princess Arch Trail 0.28 Rock Trail BYWAY Bend 201 234 Whistling Arch Trail 0.20 240 235 Chimney Top Trail 0.30 235 10 Auxier 77 Rough 239 Lost Branch Trail 1.60 204 Trail Primitive SCENIC To Ridge Chimney Camping BYWAY 240 Osborne Bend Trail 6.65 Stanton Trail 221 Top Rock Sky Bridge NOTE: This map is not intended for 39 Nada 214 Tunnel Rough use as a trail map. If you plan on Gate 77 hiking any of the longer trails, and if 77 Gray's Trail Nada Arch 10 you are not familiar with the area, SCENIC 221 227 221 BYWAY 77 Rough 205 we suggest using trail maps showing 39 Trail Rush topography. Maps can be obtained Ridge Sheltowee 234 Trace from the locations listed on the back 39 Trail 715 Tunnel Ridge D. Boon 205 100 Whistling of this brochure. 15 Road (#39) goes 223 Arch 11 OVER and does Hut 209 100 The Sheltowee Trace National 223 Rough Clifty not intersect with 39 Rough Trail & 221 Trail Recreation Trail (Trail #100) traverses KY 77 and Nada 100 Sheltowee SCENIC Tunnel 100 221 Rough Trail the entire length of the Daniel Boone BYWAY Tunnel. KY 77 Pinch -Em Trace goes THROUGH Ridge 221 Wilderness National Forest. Part of the Sheltowee Road Primitive Tight & 226 Trace passes through the Red River Nada Tunnel. 77 Sheltowee Camping Buck 220 Gorge. The trail is marked by a Trace Primitive Angel Trail Koomer Camping diamond-shaped blaze or a turtle Ridge Windows 219 symbol. KWAY Trail N. PAR Swift Camp 15 MT Creek Trail The clifflines of BE S the Red River Slade RT T. C MB (Exit O 220 Gorge are 33) SCENIC BYWAY beautiful, but 15 Sheltowee Koomer 228 they are also 208 Ridge 225 715 Trace 100 dangerous. SCENIC Hidden Campg. Silvermine Wildcat 219 BYWAY Whittleton 216 Arch Arch Trail Please be 11 Branch Trail 220 careful. 206 Cliff 217 Trail Swift Whittleton SCENIC Clifty Wilderness Camp Arch BYWAY Creek 219 A pass is required for parking Closed to all motorized vehicles Natural Bridge State Resort Trail overnight in the Gorge and Hemlock and mountain bikes. Park, adjacent to Red River Lodge Whittleton 221 Trail Parking Area Indian Creek Area (between Gorge Geological Area, is Campground 39 Road Picnic Tables SCENIC the hours of 10 administered by Kentucky Dept. Natural Bridge Closed Gate Dev. Camping BYWAY 715 23 Gravel Road p.m. and 6 a.m.). of Parks. It offers lodge rooms, State Resort Restroom 715 State Hwy. Scenic View Passes are cabins, dining facilities, and two 11 Mtn. Parkway 207 Park Point of Interest River available in local developed campgrounds. For Canoe In/Out more information, call the park Scenic Byway stores and at the Sheltowee Disabled Acc. SCENIC Rock at (606) 663-2214, or (800) SCENIC Clifty Wilderness Lodging BYWAY 207 District Office in Trace BYWAY Bridge 255-PARK (7275) Middle Fork National Forest Dining Pine Stanton. Campground State Park Amphitheatre 2004/B 100 Ridge United States Department of Agriculture of Department States United USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. and provider opportunity equal an is USDA 2004/B the District Office in Stanton. in Office District the R8-RG 240 Revised July 2004 July Revised 240 R8-RG available from local stores and at and stores local from available p.m. and 6 a.m.). Passes are Passes a.m.). 6 and p.m. Forest Service 25E 75 31E 65 68 Indian Creek area (between 10 (between area Creek Indian Glasglow Hopkinsville Barbourville 80 Green Somerset parking overnight in the Gorge and Gorge the in overnight parking Bowling KENTUCKY 2004 80 PKY Pikeville for pass a purchase must You • PKY 27 31E Elizabethtown . Y Owensboro Richmond K P . N T designated parking sites only. sites parking designated M 60 402 PKY 23 65 is limited to limited is Road Ridge Tunnel on Parking • 64 64 Frankfort Louisville Lexington Grayson Geological Area. Geological 71 68 75 vehicle traffic is restricted to roads in the in roads to restricted is traffic vehicle . All . roads established on vehicles Keep • Overlook, and other areas as posted. as areas other and Overlook, the District Office in Stanton. in Office District the Gray’s Arch, Nada Tunnel, and Chimney Rock Chimney and Tunnel, Nada Arch, Gray’s Passes are available from local stores and at and stores local from available are Passes NOT PERMITTED within 300 feet of Sky Bridge, Sky of feet 300 within PERMITTED NOT Creek area (between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.). 6 and p.m. 10 (between area Creek Forest Service. Climbing and rappelling are rappelling and Climbing Service. Forest for parking overnight in the Gorge and Indian and Gorge the in overnight parking for route development must be approved by the by approved be must development route NOTE: Visitors are required to purchase a pass a purchase to required are Visitors NOTE: However, new However, permitted. is climbing Rock • follow the signs to Gladie. to signs the follow 77 to KY 715 and turn right. Stay on 715 and 715 on Stay right. turn and 715 KY to 77 100 FEET 100 west and turn right onto KY 77. Then follow Then 77. KY onto right turn and west Tunnel, turn left onto KY 15, travel 1.5 miles 1.5 travel 15, KY onto left turn Tunnel, onto KY 11. To access Gladie through Nada through Gladie access To 11. KY onto rockshelter. the parkway, take exit 33 (Slade) and turn left turn and (Slade) 33 exit take parkway, the the base of any cliff, or the back of any of back the or cliff, any of base the to the Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway. From Parkway. Mountain Combs T. Bert the to campfire, or stove fire within 100 feet of feet 100 within fire stove or campfire, From Interstate 64, take exit 98 exit take 64, Interstate From Directions: maintaining, attending, or using a fire, a using or attending, maintaining, 2. YOU ARE PROHIBITED from building, from PROHIBITED ARE YOU 2. http://www.southernregion.fs.fed.us/boone/ Visit our website at: website our Visit rockshelter. 859-745-3100 of the base of any cliff, or the back of any of back the or cliff, any of base the of Winchester, KY 40391 KY Winchester, 1. Camping is PROHIBITED within 100 feet 100 within PROHIBITED is Camping 1. 1700 Bypass Road Bypass 1700 for plants and animals. and plants for Supervisor’s Office Supervisor’s These sensitive areas provide critical habitats critical provide areas sensitive These Stanton Ranger District Ranger Stanton 606-663-8100 Do not camp in rockshelters. in camp not Do Gorge Frenchburg, KY 40322 KY Frenchburg, 3451 State Route 715 Route State 3451 300 FEET 300 Gladie Cultural-Environmental Learning Center Learning Cultural-Environmental Gladie Red River Red 606-663-2852 • In any picnic or parking area. parking or picnic any In • Stanton, KY 40380 KY Stanton, • Within 300 feet of any developed trail. developed any of feet 300 Within • 705 W. College Avenue College W. 705 • Within 300 feet of any road. any of feet 300 Within • Stanton Ranger District Ranger Stanton Camping is NOT permitted: NOT is Camping opportunity guides from: guides opportunity trip for you and other forest users. forest other and you for trip conditions, trail maps, and recreation and maps, trail conditions, the forest and ensure a safe and pleasurable and safe a ensure and forest the Daniel Boone Daniel You may request information about trail about information request may You Observe these simple rules to help us protect us help to rules simple these Observe INFORMATION REGULATIONS Koomer Ridge Campground is a U.S. Fee Plants and Animals. The Gorge supports to the Red River Gorge WELCOME Area with trailer/tent spaces, vault toilets, fire an unusual array of plant and animal life. Geological Area, a unique and scenic natural grills, lantern posts, drinking water, picnic Geographic location, topography, and glacial area designated and managed by the USDA tables, and an amphitheater. Sites are available history contribute to the diversity of the area. Forest Service. A National Natural Landmark, on a first-come, first-served basis.