WOLFE COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Tuesday night, the Wolfe County Search and Rescue Team responded to a group of six college students who got lost while hiking in the Red River Gorge.
The students were hiking on Rough Trail (#221) when they made a wrong turn onto an unofficial, user-generated trail, paralleling Parched Corn Creek.
The group then got lost on the user-generated trail and traveled up a steep drainage that was thick with rhododendron and other vegetation.
Reaching the group was further complicated by a system of cliffs in the drainage. The rescue team used 3D maps produced by laser-generated data of the Earth’s surface to identify a small gap in the cliff line that the team then used to access the students.
The students and rescue team were back to the safety of the trailhead by 4 a.m.
The rescue team asks that if you plan to hike the area, plan your trip ahead of time and know your route. They recommend you to bring a GPS or use the GPS on your phone, as well as a map and a compass. Make sure you have warm, dry layers of clothing as conditions can change quickly.
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