Best places: Nature preserves in Ironton, United States

Backpacking & horse-riding trails, plus a landmark sawmill & the reputedly haunted Moonville Tunnel.

👍👍 A stunning lookout that is a gem to Ohio. Low traffic if you go at the right time. Sad to see trash along the path. Leave no trace.

👍👍 First, and most importantly—NO CELL PHONE SERVICE ON THESE TRAILS. This is the first time I was actually able to hike the trails of Appalachia. I figured I would put my comments of all the trails I hiked in one area. BARRETT’S RIM TRAIL- was a pretty simple trail loop. Approximately 2.75 mile lo...

👍👍 Once we found the visitor center and got a map we were able to navigate this place much better. The hike we went on was stunning and we were the only ones on the trail! I loved it here and our family will for sure be back to hike more trails!!! Such a hidden gem.

👍👍 I've been wanting to go to Fort Hill for awhile. I've read reviews of the trails and they all had good reviews. I took the Gorge Trail. It was about 3/4 of a mile before you see anything that looks like a gorge trail and then it is there. I didn't expect it to be as beautiful as it is. The rock form...

👍👍 A nice little history museum with a great trail connected. If you csmr to hike, be sure to chrck out the museum as well

👍 It's a great place to spend time with your loved ones and your favorite 2 people.

👍👍 Quiet place in the middle of the country. When there isn't a drought, the water is higher and a good place to boat and fish.

👍👍 Beautiful hike, lots of flat area but some short change in elevation. The trail does get pretty muddy in some areas so make sure you have good footwear. The rocks mixed in with the slope makes for beautiful changes in view. The waterfall is small but gorgeous. Warning--- Poison ivy is in abundance b...

👍👍 What a delightful set of trails! You have three to choose from, I actually recommend all three and in total we ended up at about 2.8 miles round trip to the main parking area by the road. Rocky Fork Creek runs by much of it, you are in the canopy with tons of wildlife, if you look closely in the pi...

👍👍 Beautiful prairie. Trails are mowed and wide. Great place to visit in late July or early August when the dense blazing star blooms. The unique rattlesnake master is in full bloom in the second half of July. The best views of blazing star are in the fields accessed by crossing the road using the spu...

👍👍 Chalet Nivale Nature Preserve is part of the Arc of Appalachia Nature Preserve system. Chalet Nivale is another beautiful preserve that has three hiking trails, each roughly a mile long. They follow the creeks from ground level to the ridge overlooking the ravine. Also there is a trail that loops ar...

👍👍 People love coming to this area, water sports and tons of outdoor activities. The only problem is lazy people pollute everywhere. So, whenever it floods you see tons of trash. Its pretty pathetic that people do horrible stuff like that. They even post no dumping signs. Hey, this area is getting the...

👍 Very nice hike but trash is several places. Hard to tell a couple of times which way the trail goes. The trail map says it's a loop but there are side trails that may or may not be on the preserve property.