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Hocking College boasts over 2300 acres of scenic beauty and opportunities for learning energized. Miles upon miles of biking, hiking and horseback riding trails meander through the foothills of campus, with destinations for learning and exploring all over campus. Stop by for a visit! Hocking Woods Nature Center Take a hike on forested trails or schedule an educational visit for your group with a wide variety of topics from astronomy, to archaeology. Learn about Ohio's wildlife and their habitats while exploring mother nature at her finest. Hocking Woods Nature Center is located less than a mile from Rte. 33 on Hocking Parkway and is open to the public most weekends and holidays between the hours of 10 am to 4 pm. Reserve the grounds for a picnic or campfire outing. Appointments are recommended, so be sure to call ahead. Robbins Crossing Step back into Ohio's frontier days and experience life as it "used to be" alongside Hocking's Historical Interpretation students. The Hocking Valley Scenic Railway Founded in 1972, the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway is a non-profit, volunteer-operated organization dedicated to the preservation, restoration and operation of historic railroad equipment for the education and entertainment of the general public. For more information visit them on the web at www.hvsry.org / 800-967-7834 Gateway to the Hockhocking Adena Bikeway The Hockhocking Adeana Bikeway is located on the old Columbus and Hocking Valley Railroad bed. Construction of the rail line between Columbus and Athens was completed in July 1870. Before the railroad, it was a towpath alongside the Hocking Canal, built between 1829 and 1842, which moved agricultural products and other goods to Carroll, Ohio, where it joined the Ohio-Erie Canal. We invite you to explore the bikeway's history and beauty by bike, foot, wheelchair, rollerblades or other forms of non-motorized transportation (no horseback riding permitted.) Easy
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