Most visits to the Hocking Hills begin right here: Route 664 descending into hemlock shade toward the Old Man's Cave trailhead, the busiest and best-loved corner of the park. This welcome greets travelers arriving from Logan and US Route 33, points them into the main lot, and explains how the tour works — GPS-triggered, playable in any order, and fully offline for the dead zones ahead. From this central hub the route runs both directions: north toward Rock House and the quiet cliffs at Cantwell, south toward Cedar Falls and the great amphitheater of Ash Cave. Practical notes cover the free entry and parking, the right footwear for damp sandstone, and why downloading before leaving town matters so much in these hills.
Just past the archery range, Old Man's Cave is coming up on your left — the heart of Hocking Hills. Watch for the lot and pull in for the gorge trail: waterfalls, recess caves, and the tunnel cut through the rock.