Last updated on January 10, 2019
Hiking on Christmas morning? Would I be the only one who would be up for it? Turns out I wasn’t. 21 people showed up and we had a marvelous time, and where else would we hike on that day, other than at Christmas Rocks. Starting at 9 am sharp we went for a two-hour hike and all of us were back home at 12:30 pm to eat lunch and unwrap more presents.
Christmas Rock is a State Nature Preserve that is off the beaten path and until recently, required a permit to enter. Consequently, it is still not very well known. It has some really beautiful scenery typical of the Hocking Hills area but without the crowds.
The perfect place for a get together and just because it was Christmas, we decided to “allow” our partners to join our Ladies group and many showed up.
We met at a small gravel parking and from there, we walked up Oil Mill Hollow Road to get to the trailhead, hike the blue loop, then the orange loop with a stop at the Jacobs Ladder overlook, for a snack, hot cocoa, selfies, and laughter.
We all agreed while it was a different Christmas morning than usual, we all enjoyed it. Nature’s silent beauty gave us a good start into a really great Christmas Day.
Wait and see what we did for New Years!
It always sounds like you have so much fun in your women’s group. What a fun and different way to start the holiday!
The Audubon Society chapter where I live always has a Christmas morning walk, and New Year’s Day. I think it’s a great way to start the day. That looks like some serious hiking! Beautiful views Bridget
I think this was a wonderful day to take a hike. I would have loved to join your group. Maybe this will become a Christmas tradition?
It was almost 60F around Christmas time and today now it’s snowing since 24 hrs, so I assume the weather might dictate future Christmas mornings but I hope it will become a tradition. It was different in a very pleasant way.
What a wonderful idea! … and the location looks gorgeous. Love it!
You would have loved it.
You can be sure I would!
What a lovely way to start off Christmas Day!
It was a very unusual Christmas morning but all of us agreed we would love to do it again if the weather permits.