Carrington Rock, Salt Lick, KY

 

Carrington Rock

Salt Lick, KY

Morehead Outdoors



 

It is the middle October and perfect hiking weather here in KY. This past weekend I set out to find Carrington Rock. I first heard of this overlook a few years ago from a co-worker. I tried to find it then but with little info online I took a different trail and ended up miles away. Luckily a friend of mine and his dad hiked up to Carrington Rock the day before me. They have a friend who lives nearby that was able to give them great directions. This blog post will hopefully help others who try to find this vista.

 

 



 Start by navigating your way to the Carrington Green's Golf Course in Salt Lick, KY. You will need to turn on to Carrington Greens Rd. The trail head is semi-hidden but it will be a dirt road in between two houses. Use the Google maps snapshot above as a reference.

As you start up the trail head you will follow switch backs up the mountain. There will be a couple of side trails when the switch backs level out but stay on the main trail. I believe it is about 3-3.5 miles to the top.


Follow the trail up until you get to this split. On the left you will see a couple of trail markers on a small tree. Don't follow the trail markers. That trail takes you to the Clear Creek area of Cave Run Lake. Take the trail to the right instead. There will be a couple of other turns along the way that I took pictures of to help guide the way.

After the first right you will take a couple of lefts so you can continue up the mountain. Once you get close to the top you will notice a small cabin.



From the cabin you will take a small trail up to the base of Carrington Rock. This is where it gets a little tricky.

At the base of Carrington Rock you want to keep to the left. The trail was pretty easy to follow but you will have some rocks to climb.

Luckily when the trail starts getting tougher we get some help. There are a couple of places that have rope and what appeared to be telephone cable to help you climb up the trail. Be careful and take your time in this section. Continue on up until you reach the summit. From here there is another split where you will turn right to climb down onto Carrington Rock. Once on the rock the view is spectacular. So sit down and catch your breath for a while. I would suggest to just take in the view for a while before you start taking pictures or playing with your phone. The view is better in person than through the viewfinder of a camera or on the screen of your phone. Take some time to appreciate it. I hope you all enjoyed my trip. Remember to get out there and explore. As they say "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing". Until next time thanks for your support.