Take an Easy Hike in Hocking Hills

The trailhead is easily accessible, and as you enter the gorge, you are transported into another world. Lush green moss and ferns greet you and draw you in deeper to the earthy smells of Conkles Hollow Gorge. There is nothing like being in a gorge looking up at the stately rock sides and the formations that have taken years to be made.

Where the ADA accessibility pavement ends, you must make a choice, continue to the waterfall at the back of the gorge or turn around. If you can traverse the terrain, I would encourage you to make it to the waterfall. This trail is slippery, has loose rocks and roots, but it is absolutely worth the effort. I plan to take my grandchildren here in late spring and ergo carry them to the falls. My motto will be slow and steady.

Being there in the gorge transports you and your family into a wonderland of adventure. As you are standing in the back of the gorge listening to the waterfall down into the stream and gazing up through the Hemlocks at dense forest will be absolutely awe-inspiring. Being in the outdoors and waterfall hunting is invigorating, and there is nothing more magical you can give yourself and others.