Indian Fort Mountain Hiking Trail Parking — Attraction in Kentucky

WOW!! What a beautiful corner of this great country! Thank you, Lord, for blessing us with nature like this! Truly amazing! Lots of trails of all demands to explore, surprising lookouts, lush forest, wonderful aromatic scents of unseen flowers or possibly tree bark. Inviting wooden benches for the weary wanderer thru out. For the most part trails are well signed out and trails are definitely well maintained. Thank you, Berea College! Met nice fellow hikers. A few dogs as well, some off leash but well behaved. Sept.'23: Beautiful hiking area! Yesterday was my second visit here and bc I had done Eagle's Nest, Buzzards Roost and Indian Fort Lookout in April and lOved it, I decided this time to do the East Pinnacles. It surely is an amazing hike and gives you a grandiose lookout into the stunning valley below while the vultures circle above. I still had plenty of energy and decided to head to ROBE Mnt. and had hoped to even possibly make it further on to Bassin Mnt. The trail started out pretty level but bc I did not have a topographical map I wasn't prepared for what was coming soon after: a roller coaster of downs and ups, like a Chinese dragon's tail. When the 4th dip into the deep appeared i decided to turn around, feeling a bit exhausted already and worried about stumbling. The trail itself is pretty narrow and feels at times more like a gametrail. I was the only one on it at least on that day as there were spiderwebs aplenty. There are no lookouts along the way. It is a trail thru forest and a tough one at that. I thought I had not made it to Robe Mnt. bc there was no sign nor something special along the hike. Now studying the topographical map today shows me that I indeed must have made it to Robe...

It has been 35 years since I've been back to this place. So many fond memories just began to flood back as soon as I pulled in!

Little yet much has changed, but still this old, rare and magnificent place remains!

It's upkeep has even been upgraded as well... Yet it's still as awesome, as far as my memories can tell!

Back when I and two of my college boys once plundered these beautiful hills... and even stayed for a week at a time, living and learning nature's thrills.

Now I'm much older, and wiser I'd like to think... still nothing beyond the theater has changed, not even by a wink!

If you love nature, history and even a "safe" experience then this is a place for you...

I give you my word, this is a wonderful place, safe, sound, and unspoiled and...

This area is a hidden gem. I went there during the Fall. Parking spot is thought to find, GPS takes you to a private property. Look up the Berea College Forestry in google maps, their parking lot is where you want to go. I had to drive 2 miles past the place where GPS took me. Trails are well maintained. Hike is steep. Would be hard to get a young child or someone on the elderly side to climb comfortably. However, when you do it, the effort is well worth it. The views from both Indian Fort lookout and East Pinnacles were unbelievable. If you are in the area and like to hike, this place is a MUST. Thank you Berea College Forestry for having this place for...