Little Wolf Blog
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Feature Type: Water Trails: Pond Loop, Darby Lane Elevation: 1090′ Named for: Jim Hoctor |
Jimmy Pond (aka: Pond, James Pond) is a 1-acre mountain-fed pond. It remains clear much of the year because it has a nearly constant supply of fresh water from Rocky Branch and an active drain through the Chute.
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Feature Type: Rock Trail: Hollow Staircase Trail Region: Hollow West Elevation: 1340′ Named for: Lauren Von Moll |
Lauren’s Turtle Head Rock is a boulder on the steep climb up the Hollow Staircase Trail. The turtle is always smiling because he gets to watch over this beautiful part of the forest.
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Trail Type: Maintained trail Distance: 0.16 miles Elevation Change: 25 feet Difficulty: Moderate Starting Point: Peanut Lane, 1250′ Ending Point: Sunny Spot, 1275′ Named for: Angelique Hoctor |
Angel’s Sidetrack Trail climbs above Peanut Lane, walks through the pretty Angel Hill forest, and ends up in the Sunny Spot. You climb to a nice peaceful stop that looks up a ravine. The trail flattens and follows Peanut Lane from above.
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Trail Type: Maintained trail Distance: 0.07 miles Elevation Change: 65 feet Difficulty: Difficult Starting Point: Bogway, 1370′ Ending Point: Bees Meadow Loop, 1305′ Named for: Madeline |
Zadee Magic Carpet Trail is a delightful walk through the Enchanted Forest on a cushion of pine needles.
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Feature Type: Rock Trail: Wetlands Trail Region: Wetlands Elevation: 1110′ Named for: Joel |
Little Joel was unaware that special visitors can name features in Little Wolf Nature Preserve. Naming is often a serendipitous experience, usually the result of the visitor taking a special fancy to something in the Preserve.
When Joel came upon this mini-boulder, he did what every healthy boy would do in his position: climb it! After he scrambled up, we asked him, "Where’s Joel?" To which he replied, "On Joel’s Rocky Rock." And so it was to be!
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Feature Type: Topographic Trail: visible from Bees Meadow Loop Region: Daniel Boone National Forest, other private property Elevation: 1600-1900′ Named for: Kim |
Kim 7 is giant "7" shape in the trees on the east side of Wolf Mountain.
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Feature Type: Water Trail: Ravenwolf Falls Trail Region: Wetlands Elevation: 1190′ Named for: David Hoctor |
Ravenwolf Falls is a 12-foot waterfall in the Wetlands region and is the largest active falls in the Little Wolf Preserve. Ravenwolf Falls runs continuously during wet times and after a heavy rainfall.
Daniel Boone National Forest is located along the Cumberland Plateau in the Appalachian foothills of eastern Kentucky. The forest encompasses about 2.1 million acres (8,500 km²) of mostly rugged terrain, characterized by steep forested ridges, narrow valleys, and over 3,400 miles (5,470 km) of sandstone cliff line. Read the rest of this entry »
Little Wolf Nature Preserve is a 160-acre private preserve in the Daniel Boone National Forest in southern Kentucky, USA, and was founded in 2004 by Timm and Theresa Martin.
Our mission is to preserve a small slice of the beautiful Kentucky mountains for future generations of wildlife and people to enjoy.
We created this website to support our efforts to preserve this land, and to provide others with the opportunity to enjoy the natural peace and beauty Kentucky has to offer.
You are invited to help us to preserve Little Wolf and maintain this site. Thank you for your support!
