HIKING: Fort Boonesborough State Park

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Description

Just over a half mile of waking trails are just enough to get away from the hubbub. A .25-mile paved Fort Trail begins at the fort and comes out in the parking lot across from the pool.

The Halley Home Site Trail, a short connector trail between the other two, is named for the Halley's who built a large house on the property in the late 1790's. The house is gone but several hidden signs of the old rock foundation remain. The Halley's are buried on the park.

The Pioneer Forage Trail, connecting the campground to the fort, is a little over a quarter mile. It follows very briefly a section of rock wall from the Halley farm and some wagon road remnants. It also follows, for some distance, Spring Run Branch, a small stream that was named by the settlers and played a role in the siege of 1778. In the spring, wildflowers liven up the landscape.

Directions

4375 Boonesboro Rd.<br />Richmond, KY 40475<br />Phone: (859) 527-3131<br />Email: booncamp@bellsouth.net<br />Park Manager: Rob Minerich

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