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Cure
Cabin Fever with Spring Hiking and Biking
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Lebanon, KY’s
Gorley Naturalist Trail is spring-scenic and challenging
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Lebanon,
KY – March 2015 / Newsmaker Alert / Shake off the winter blues with
a spring hike or bike trek. The Gorley Naturalist Trail in Lebanon, Ky.,
provides a challenging course set against a beautiful wooded backdrop of
oak, pine, poplar, maple and flowering dogwood trees. With everything coming
back to life for spring, foliage will be greening up and wildflowers blossoming
practically before your eyes. See www.VisitLebanonKy.com
for more details.
Not
for sissies
At
3.2 miles, Gorley Naturalist Trail may seem like a piece of cake, but this
path encircling Fagan Branch Reservoir has hilly terrain and steep climbs,
providing a good workout to both seasoned hikers and recreational walkers,
as well as mountain bikers. Located a mere 10 minutes from downtown Lebanon,
this gorgeous pocket of nature is noted for the 47 bridges hikers and bikers
cross while traversing the trail.
Outdoor
lovers can bring their canoe, sailboat or fishing boat with electric motor
to the no-fuel Fagan Branch Reservoir. Fishers and anglers can toss in
a line for rainbow trout and bass. The Reservoir is home to the Fishing
For Kids/Mid-Kentucky Bass Anglers Day, held annually in May.
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Fagan
Branch Reservoir at Gorley Naturalist Trail in Lebanon, Ky.
Credit:
Lebanon Tourist & Convention Commission
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outdoor cures
Another
outdoor haven in Lebanon is Sportsman’s Lake, loaded with largemouth and
smallmouth bass, catfish, crappie and hybrid bluegill. Built originally
in 1952 and reconstructed in 1990 to improve this fishing habitat, it is
equipped with a clubhouse, playground and facilities for fishing, picnicking
and archery, and has a concrete boat ramp (no gas engines allowed).
Popes
Creek Ranch is a primitive adventure wonderland for hikers, bikers and
bird watchers in the knoblands of Lebanon and Marion County. The 1,100-acre
ranch has trails leading up to one of the highest peaks in the county where
trail users encounter breathtaking vistas and lookout points. Outdoor adventurers
can go RV camping at Popes Creek Ranch, as well and camping in platform
tents and a tree house.
For
more information on hiking, biking and camping in Lebanon, Ky., as well
as accommodations, dining and other recreational pursuits, visit www.VisitLebanonKy.com.
Media
Contact:
Nena
Olivier, Executive Director
Director@VisitLebanonKy.com,
270-692-0021
Lebanon
Tourist & Convention Commission
www.VisitLebanonKy.com
Hi-
and Low-Res photos available.
Photo:
Ernie Brown Jr. – the Turtleman.
Credit:
Animal Planet
About
Lebanon, KY
Geographically
located in the center of the state, Lebanon
is the “Heart of the Bourbon Belt,” the epicenter of barrel and bourbon
making. Attractions include Maker’s Mark Distillery, Limestone Branch Distillery,
the Kentucky Cooperage and WhiteMoon Winery. Incorporated as a city in
1815, Lebanon played a crucial role during the Civil War and is today on
the Civil War Discovery Trail. It is also part of Kentucky’s historic Holy
Land, with sites including the Sisters of Loretto Motherhouse. Outdoor
recreation options include the newly expanded Gorley Naturalist Trail at
Fagan Branch Reservoir, Marion County Quilt Trail and several farm tours;
indoors there is the Marion County Heritage Center, Stillhouse Art Museum
and Angelic Hall performing arts center. Shop for antiques, collectibles
and handmade crafts in Lebanon and dine at your choice of 40 eateries –
everything from casual full-service restaurants to home-style cafes to
an old-fashioned soda fountain. Accommodations include the gracious circa
1833 Myrtledene Bed and Breakfast, the modern Hampton Inn and the adventure
lover’s Popes Creek Ranch with tree houses, teepees, platform tents, cabins
and RV Park. Facebook.com/VisitLebanon |
