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Five-Star Trails: Louisville and Southern Indiana: Your Guide to the Area's Most Beautiful Hikes
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Product Description Lace Up, Grab Your Pack, and Hit the Trail in Louisville! Known as the City of Parks, Louisville has long valued the natural landscape and the provisioning of outdoor recreation. In 1891 Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of American landscape architecture, was commissioned to develop an extensive park system for Louisville that eventually included 18 parks and 6 interconnecting parkways. Since that time, Louisville has continued to invest resources to build a first-class park system. Nestled within the Ohio Valley, and bordered by the Knobs region to the south and the heavily forested areas of Indiana to the north, Louisville lies at the heart of an endless array of hiking opportunities.Five-Star Trails: Louisville & Southern Indiana showcases many of the hiking trails and walking paths within the city or within easy driving distance in central Kentucky and southern Indiana. Designed specifically for day trips by author Valerie Askren, this book includes several of the area's most popular parks, as well as many of the lesser-known hiking trails in nature preserves, wildlife management areas, and national forests. About the Author After more than 20 years in academia, Valerie Askren traded the life of living in the proverbial ivory towers to spend more time exploring the forested areas and sandstone arches of central Kentucky. An avid outdoorswoman, she has swum in Lake Malawi; climbed Mount Tai; sailed the coast of southern France; biked Nova Scotia; backpacked across Canada; and survived the biting cold of farm life in the Ukraine. Her honeymoon was spent kayaking the Grand Canyon with her husband, Ben. Valerie's background in natural resource economics and her love of nature have translated into a second career writing hiking guides. Her busy life has resulted in the newfound motto of "Think Global. Hike Local." Living in Lexington, Kentucky, she is always near a peaceful wooded path, beautiful public garden, or historical walking trail. A mother of four, Valerie still manages to keep clean sheets on the beds and make fresh sushi once a week. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Bernheim Arboretum: Millennium Trail Scenery: 4 stars Trail Condition: 5 stars Children: 1 star Difficulty: 5 stars Solitude: 4 stars GPS TRAILHEAD COORDINATES: N37° 54.623' W85° 39.754' DISTANCE & CONFIGURATION: 12.5-mile loop HIKING TIME: 6 hours HIGHLIGHTS: Ridgetop views, multiple creek crossings, wildflower displays ELEVATION: 515' at trailhead, ascending to 864' at high point ACCESS: Millennium Trail hikers must sign in at the visitor center by 10:30 a.m. April–October and by 9:30 a.m. November–March. During the summer, the Millennium Trail closes when the temperatures reach the 90s. Trail closes a half-hour before sunset. Bernheim is closed December 25 and January 1 (see website for specific seasonal hours). Entrance fee is $5/vehicle on weekends and holidays, free at other times. MAPS: Available at the park and at the website below. A large-scale topographic map with waterproof coating is available for $5 at the sign-in desk. Bernheim also sells a totally cool-looking water bottle with a raised-relief topo map of the park printed on the sides ($20). FACILITIES: Visitor center, gift shop, café, restrooms, picnic tables, playgrounds WHEELCHAIR ACCESS: None on the trail COMMENTS: Leashed pets are welcome; be sure to bring water for them, too. Hiking during peak winter or summer months is not recommended. CONTACTS: Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, 502-955-8512; bernheim.org Overview The Millennium Trail is the Big Kahuna of all hiking trails at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest. Only fit, experienced hikers should attempt this trail―if you’re looking for an excellent workout, this one will make you sweat. Use the Millennium to train for a multiday backpacking trip or simply to keep in shape. The best time to hike is in the fall, when colors are at their peak and temps are cooler
