Ranger-led Healthy Hike: O&W Trail
Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area · Kentucky
Photo: NPS
Next time
Saturday, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Local time at the park
About this program
Join a park ranger at the Leatherwood Ford Gazebo for a Healthy History Hike to O&W Bridge on Saturday, October 24, at 10 AM ET, and learn about the origins of some of these communities along the O&W rail line. The O&W Trail is a 4.6 roundtrip hike on reletively flat terrain to the historic O&W bridge.
Worth 9 GO BIG Points. To learn more about the GO BIG 2026 Challenge, go to Big South Fork GO BIG Challenge - Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service) .
- Where to meet
- Hike will begin at the Leatherwood Ford Gazebo at the Leatherwood Ford Day Use Area along TN HWY 297.
- Good to know
- Hike is 4.6 miles and last approximately 2-3 hours.
From the National Park Service.
Upcoming dates
- Saturday, Oct 2410:00 AM
Schedule from the Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area, checked daily. Programs can change, so check before you go.
At the park that day
Sunset
6:52 PM
Saturday
- LiftedLifted: Big South Fork’s Brewster Bridge Road to Temporarily Close for RepairNPS · Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area · 2.6 mi away
- AlertNational Visitor Use Monitoring, Oct 2026-Sept 2027USFS · Daniel Boone National Forest · 9.6 mi away
- ClosedOffices closed for Columbus Day, Oct 12USFS · Daniel Boone National Forest · 9.6 mi away
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