Google Maps Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/KPkvzTYbfjr7TyRX6
Elevation Gain: 249ft
Distance of trail: 1.8 miles
Distance from church to trail: 56 minutes, 52.9 miles
The trail: Discover this 1.8-mile loop trail near Peebles, Ohio. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 47 min to complete. This is a popular trail for birding and hiking, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day. The trail is open year-round and is beautiful to visit anytime. You’ll need to leave pups at home — dogs aren’t allowed on this trail.
This loop trail winds between the canyon floor and the upper rim of the gorge, offering hikers a variety of extremely dramatic landscapes. Memorable scenery includes a waterfall that is strikingly beautiful during the rainy season, a canyon floor densely covered with spring wildflowers, steep-sided gorge walls strewn with slump blocks, and a hillside of fallen rocks known as Boulder City. The trail also travels beneath a large rock shelter and along the cedar-clad rim of the canyon. From the bluffs, hikers can admire the beauty of distant forest-clad hills and the deep shadow-filled valley of Bundle Run below.
Quiverheart’s trails have been carefully designed and constructed. The route includes bridges and steps. Quiverheart’s terrain is naturally rocky, uneven, and steep, and the trail has many ascents and descents. Heads up! This route includes several creek crossings improved with either stepping stones or bridges that will be underwater during unusually high rains. Consider recent rainfall accumulations before planning a trip. This route also passes by the edge of several cliffs.