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The Kentucky River Palisades
June 30th, 2009 | 
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For those who live between Danville and Lexington who want a rather quick hike that offers a good view and challenging terrain than here is one for you. Tom Dorman State Nature Preserve off of Highway 27 just south of the bridge crossing the Kentucky River. We (Scott Walker and myself) completed the roughly 2 mile hike in under 1.5 hours still taking time to take in the sights and venturing off on side trails.
The trail begins and ends on both sides of the parking lot as it is a loop. Start on the right side of the parking lot the trail is a gentle downhill slope. Some trail guides I have seen label this as a moderate trail and at the halfway point I was wondering why, but as they say what goes down must come up…..or something like that. Anyway at the halfway point you come to the Knight’s Ferry Loop which will take you down beside the Kentucky River. Normally I enjoy hiking in shorts but for this one I would recommend pants as the area down near the river was teeming with plant life and most of it rubbing against your legs as you walked. Read the rest of this entry »
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