Pinch-em Tight to Hanson's Point is a 5.1 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near Slade, Kentucky that features a great forest setting and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
Users recommend downloading an offline map as route finding can be difficult, especially at the end of the trail.
January 19, 2021Awesome hike barley any elevation view at the end is amazing!
January 17, 2021A bit muddy from snow but absolutely beautiful views
January 16, 2021January 16, 2021January 15, 2021January 15, 2021January 9, 2021Great trail, had to look at map once or twice but worth the hike
January 9, 2021January 2, 2021January 1, 2021January 1, 2021December 29, 2020Nice trail to a great lookout! Got off trail a couple times but didn't wander too far. There are some great camping spots just off the trail but heads up...looks like they would be really popular in warmer weather. Noticed a couple camp groups setting up as we backed out of the trail a couple hours before sunset...was about 37 degrees. Great hike!
December 28, 2020December 26, 2020December 23, 2020Great trail with a nice overlook at Hanson’s Point. Trail is well marked until the intersection with the Rough Trail and then is mostly unmarked the rest of the way. Trail was ok to follow until clearings where it becomes a bit tough to follow. AllTrails was a big help in those spots
December 19, 2020Good
December 15, 2020December 6, 2020One of my favorite hikes in the gorge!! All trails definitely makes keeping track of the trail a breeze!!
November 30, 2020Amazing. Could not have gotten there without All Trails Pro. Loved seeing this view!
November 29, 2020November 29, 2020November 28, 2020awesome
November 28, 2020November 24, 2020Pinch-Em Tight trail (Sheltowee Trace) is easy to follow with the turtle blaze. Watch out for the hard left exit onto Rough Trail and then hard right onto Hanson’s Point Trail (unmarked). Hanson’s Point Trail is very cool, very intimate, very narrow. It’s easy to lose the trail at the four or so campsites along the way, so beware. Generally stay to the right when heading to HP. The trail can be difficult to follow with the leaf carpet. Spectacular views at HP. Treacherous drop offs along the spine when working your way to the Point, so be extra safe here. I’m sure Don Fig has dragged a few humans that have dared gravity and alcohol out of here...
November 23, 2020Great long hike for a family. 4.5 yo did fine.
November 22, 2020November 21, 2020Trails were great, the view from Hanson's point is the best in Red River Gorge. easy walk, nice fall day.
November 21, 2020We loved this trail, but didn’t make it to Hanson’s Point. We’ll go back and make it. I have AT Pro and had downloaded the map, but didn’t really figure out how to use it. So we got on a different trail. But we saw a really cool waterfall and hiked through a lovely forest ecosystem. Then the trail we were on was looking pretty forsaken and we were getting a little late in the day—and I figured out how to get to my downloaded map! Then as we made our way back we saw where we missed our turn. It’s not marked at all. It was a great day and great hike, though. And I love AT Pro.
November 14, 2020This was an amazing trail. I am a little biased because I had Hanson’s Point all to myself. But Pinch-em Tight was a nice trail that offered glimpses of the view as you hiked along. Finding the Hanson’s point Trail was fairly easy, I do have the pro version of the app so I was able to make sure I was following the trail. When I was hiking there were small pink ribbons marking the trail. The only time I really needed the GPS was the two or three back country campground areas where the trail was lost (mostly because leaves are covering the whole area) but if you are patient you can find the trail again. The view from Hanson’s point was awesome.
November 13, 2020
