The Buzzardsroost preserve honors Emma and Christian Goetz, siblings and scions of the well-known Cincinnati beer barons, who would come here to escape the city. “The secret’s out,” says Carly Powell, a hiker in the Cincinnati Hikes Facebook forum of Buzzardsroost, advising people to arrive early in the day for a hike to avoid crowds. There’s an overflow parking lot on the other side of 125 if the smaller trailhead lot is full - which happens at certain times of year.Īn estimated 8,000 hikers have been coming to Buzzardsroost each year recently, according to Mike Hall, Appalachia forest manager at the Nature Conservancy, which manages the trail. The Buzzardsroost trailhead is well marked off Route 125 near the town of Lynx - the name an homage to the bobcat, which still prowls these forests. The place is also steeped in Civil War lore, and the ghosts of Morgan’s Raiders still haunt from their trail of terror through the Union hinterlands. The county’s rocky ridges shrouded in a summer haze have earned them the moniker of the “Little Smokies,” miniature cousins of their Tennessee counterparts. The hills of Adams County are the westernmost whisper of the Appalachians. Black bear meander into the county from the east in search of summer fruits and honey-filled hives. The hardscrabble hills are honeycombed with creeks that pour down from the rocky ridges. And autumn? Stake out a spot and watch the trees covering the valley alight in flaming oranges, crimson reds, and crisp rusts.Īdams County is a study in contrast to the rest of the state. Summertime cloaks the hills in emerald beauty and wildflower bouquets. Spring is a time of reawakening and colorful songbirds. Winter is a solitude of quiet and barren beauty. Each time of year offers something different.
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