Hidden Trails of Red River Gorge: Eagle Point Buttress Loop

[@supernaut1826]

Great video! Did a 3 day trip this summer, Osborne Bend up to EPB. Then hiked down to Douglas Trail and out to Clifty Creek. Then headed over to Red Byrd Arch and took Douglas Trail all the way back. We had an amazing time. Thanks for the videos, always find them very helpful

[@Jhollowed25]

Right on. Stumbled upon this video while doing recon for an ascent of the buttress via Foxfire, 5 pithches 5.7. Have fun out there

[@kennethmoore8014]

Hey guys Ken from Kentucky here. Great tour of the gorge two thumbs up all the way never been but looking forward to it. Great tour very informative. God bless Kentucky hope your all safe stay safe take care thanks again.🕵

[@christoole6820]

You guys are awesome I’ve completed almost every official trail there and about 25% of the unofficial ones Always love the information y’all provide I wish I had a group to hike with Happy hiking guys

[@tntgokaboom7032]

great video guys! I'm a first time commenter long time viewer. You guys bring great stuff. Thanks for bringing Troy Slade back, we all think he's dreamy.

[@WhiteAngloSaxon]

Dudes!!! You found the best site and highest peak at the Gorge! Been there several times myself. Awesome! I'm living up in Maine and y'all are making this Ky boy homesick...

[@Sticky_Ricky]

It really is the best spot!! I went repelling down the little waterfall there right next to the Eagles Next and got my hair stuck in the rig about 30 feet down lol. Sat there for an hour and half or so while I was rescued

[@WhiteAngloSaxon]

@@Sticky_Ricky awesome!!

[@taylorjones1994]

Great video! It was awesome running into you guys on New Years 2017 on our way out from Star Gap. Looking forward to seeing more videos.

[@redriverunderground4401]

Thanks! We were glad to meet you guys too, and you clearly care about RRG as much as we do. There are some other hidden trails we are ready to document but haven't done so yet... but once we do we won't hesitate to share them with everyone.

[@taylorjones1994]

redriverunderground the RRG is our home away from home and we definitely wish we could spend more time there. I will keep my eye out for more videos! Do you guys have social media other than youtube?

[@redriverunderground4401]

Taylor Jones we do have instagram and Facebook pages too, although we are pretty early in development there. Feel free to check them out 😁

[@Sticky_Ricky]

My absolute favorite place in the gorge. The unofficial trail by the river (what you took) is called Douglas Trail. Perfect level of difficulty for a great reward.

[@BackpackingWithJason]

Great vids guys!! I've tried all the other ones you've shown. Definitely have to try that one. I'm a Lexington boy too.

[@OverlandGeneration]

While exploring in that area I found a very small rock overhang that was fenced off.. There was a wooden floor and sleeping quarters that looked 60 or more years old... This was about the year 2000 and I have never been back... it was up the hill about a mile and on the left (backside of a stand alone rock the size of a small house) Maybe you have seen it?

[@SlonesWildernessExpeditions]

Excellent vid, will have to add Eagle Point Buttress as another destination soon. Hate the carvings, disrespect for nature, and messy campsites! Keep 'em coming.

[@Spiller333]

Yes yes I know I'm late but yes y'all need new ones please

[@k.m.mahmoud5283]

I climbed down into the Eagle's Nest when I was 18 twice. Both times with a group. The second time I went, everyone was a fresh graduate from high school and there was no "adult supervision" or a sanctioned group leading us. Both times were kind of terrifying. We had a very tall member of the group somehow using himself to keep the rest of us pinned to the rock wall. Inside is beautiful and relatively safe (it kind of looks like seats carved inside with a convenient fire pit. The stories go that his nest was a rite of passage for Native American boys. Would I do this again? Not without climbing gear. I can't believe we all made it safely the first few times. Once I inched down that crack and came to a sloped ledge, I started to realize that this place may not have been safe. Now that I think about it, my sunglass leapt to their death up there, it was kind of sad, it happened in slow motion it seemed. Anywho, if you are clumsy, it is easy to get too much momentum and go tumbling off that platform.Becareful, do not do this under the influence of any substance, take some friends, and get good shoe with good traction (so no Nikes).

[@BackpackingWithJason]

Love that shirt Johnny Bluegrass

[@sethicus98123]

So, I kind of followed the creek bed until I ran into the unofficial trail because honestly all of those spur trails at the top confused the shit out of me. Also a fuckton of trees obstructed the trail because of a recent storm that rolled through. Eventually ran into osborne bend. Kind of felt stupid but whatever.

[@m988022]

I like going that way to moonshiners arch

[@ericjepson3765]

Thanks. What happened to Troy Slade? Haven't seen him in videos recently... I must say though, not seeing anything wrong w carving your name into the rocks is crazy, there is nothing worse in my opinion. The tree will inevitably die and another will replace it but the rocks are there forever. It actually kinda disgusts me to see people ruin it for others. If you love the place DONT RUIN IT, if you hate the place so much that you have to deface it then dont go please. Thanks as always for the content

[@Spiller333]

Great video!😁 lousy music ☠️

[@WhiteAngloSaxon]

Joe Ray, how'd you lose the weight? You look great, brother man!

[@redriverunderground4401]

Hiking man... He's usually at the gorge 2-3 times a week knocking out miles. Cycles around Lexington a lot too.

[@reaganl.5113]

Good job guys, I never heard that death stat before. The first time I heard the story of someone chasing a burning log off the cliff was there in the late 1980s (back then it was simply called 'hole in the wall' or 'THE rockhouse'. About 3 years later the same thing had happened at Gray's arch where there is a memorial now. No mention of Douglas Trail (that you were on) or Moonshiner's arch (that you passed) baffles me! A section of Douglas trail is gone now due to the river and Swift Camp Creek washing it out, its easier to access it going up Osbourne Bend loop from the parking lot and then bearing right. It takes you over Moonshiner's arch and from there you can go down to Douglas trail.

[@redriverunderground4401]

Interesting... And we appreciate the feedback. There's no question that we tend to miss trails and other landmarks in these videos. Even in our most popular video we managed to walk right past two awesome arches. Often times when we film, there's not a lot of familiarity with the trail we are on, and sometimes none at all...

[@reaganl.5113]

I had assumed one or all of you were from the area and were familiar. Its easy to walk right past something and not know its there in the gorge. That's probably why the legend of Swift's Silver Mine is still going strong. So many nooks and crannys! Anyway moonshiner's arch is neat because it has a chimney hole in the arch, old timers said there used to be a still set up in it back in the day! Its easy to find, about 150ft away from one of the campsites along the river and only .25 miles or so from the parking lot. Its elevation is less than 30ft above the river itself.

[@redriverunderground4401]

+Reagan L. That's awesome. Next time we are in the area we will look for it. We are all out of Lexington. Not exactly experts on the gorge, but we enjoy exploring it and sharing the experience.

[@pattihall7971]

Johnny Bluegrass, what the hell do you mean that you don't see harm in carving a rock. Are you kidding me. First of all it is a federal offense for defacing physical features of the RRG Geologic area. Second it is just plain tacky. Third it destroys the nature beauty of the formations. Please don't encourage this by showing people's carvings in you videos. You need to take that section of the video out.

[@johnkleinschmidt5819]

Thank you Patricia for your comment. You are absolutely right, carving or otherwise defacing any of these geological wonders is selfish and disgusting. We want nothing to do with anybody that watches our videos and believes this is okay. As to the comment in the video to which you refer, we had just stumbled across a campsite where the previous occupants had left their trash and carved up a tree (which we are not okay with either). I was thinking about this and not about the numerous abhorrent examples of defacing that are unfortunately found throughout the gorge. In our future videos, we will make it a point to show examples and condemn such behavior. We will explicitly lay out the reasons why, which you have laid out for us in your comment. Also, we will add a disclaimer to this video in the description and directions, so the people that want to enjoy this area will know that we do not support this ignorant conduct.

[@plutosforest]

@@johnkleinschmidt5819 Well said. When I'm out in these beautiful places, leaving my mark is the last thing on my mind. I don't feel like I've "conquered" anything, in fact it's quite the opposite. It's humbling to be out in the wilderness, surrounded by nature. Keeps my ego in check.

[@paulj9587]

Never carve your name in a rock. There is a lot of harm in that. Really enjoyed this video until that lunacy came out of your mouth.

[@Sr89hot]

Did you guys pack that trash out?

[@redriverunderground4401]

Hi Sr89; yes we do remove trash we find whenever possible in an effort to keep the RRG and Daniel Boone National Forest clean. We consider it our obligation to do so as people who enjoy the gorge and we hope others feel the same way.