Kentucky's Red River Gorge is located in east-central Kentucky roughly 50 miles east of Lexington and is part of the Daniel Boone National Forest. There are about two dozen marked trails in the Red River Gorge itself and nearby Natural Bridge State Resort Park has around a dozen more. In all, there are roughly 50 miles of marked trails of various difficulty.
One of the predominant geological features in the Gorge area are the natural arches (for instance, Gray's Arch and Natural Bridge). There are over 80 known arches in the 30-40 square mile area covered by the Red River Gorge. No other place in the world has that many arches in such a small area.
In addition to natural arches, there are many other rock formations in the area including steep cliffs, several "balancing rocks", recess caves and pinnacles. Much of the underlying rock in the area is sedimentary, usually limestone or sandstone, which weathers easily; the sheer abundance of this type of rock in the area has led to the many varied rock formations.
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