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D. Boon Hut Trail #209
D. Boon Hut Trail #209 leaves the Grays Arch Picnic Area along Tunnel Ridge Road. The trail descends into a deep gorge under towering cliffs. Below the cliffs are cove hardwoods with a thick rhododendron understory and other native flora. The trail leads to a large fenced rock shelter that was once mined for saltpeter. The miners built crude wooden troughs and filled them with sandstone. They poured water through the sand to leach out potassium nitrate, an ingredient used to make gunpowder in the 1800s. This trail is located in the Red River Gorge on Cumberland District of the Daniel Boone National Forest.
D. Boone Hut Trail Guide (pdf)
Trailhead: Grays Arch Picnic Area
Trail Connections: Rough Trail #221 (along Martin's Fork)
At a Glance
| Passes: | No fee for trail use. All vehicles on KY 15 or in the Red River Gorge and Indian Creek area north of KY 15 must display a recreation permit for backcountry camping between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. $5/day; $7/3 days; $50/annual pass. Recreation Passes and Permits |
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| Information Center: | Gladie Office Contact Information |
General Information
Directions:Traveling east on the Mountain Parkway, take exit 33 at Slade. Turn left and then right onto KY 15; travel east 3.2 miles to Tunnel Ridge Road on the left. Follow Tunnel Ridge Road 0.7 miles to the Grays Arch Picnic Area on the right.
Parking:
Parking is available at the Grays Arch Picnic Area.