Falls at Sharon Woods

If you're looking for a nice waterfall hike in the Cincinnati area, Sharon Woods is the place to go. Start with the park entrance off SR42 and park by the Buckeye shelter. You'll be able to hear the water as you walk east to the creek. You'll see the first falls when you reach the banks of Sharon Creek.


Beautiful dawn light on the creek below the falls at Sharon Woods.

  There are bridges above and below the falls to allow you to access the other side of the creek. This is south of the falls. If you travel a little further upstream to the fall itself, you can get a better look at the geometric stone formations as the waters wash over them into the stream.




Water pours over the angular stone formations into the creek below.

Further up stream is another waterfall with easy access from the western bank. If you're lucky, the ducks may even pose for a photograph.

This duck posed for a 5 second exposure. I couldn't get a model release though, so please don't use this photo for commercial purposes.

Continue north along the creek path, and you will enter the gorge. There are a number of falls within the gorge, the view is limited to overlooks for the most part, because the sides of the gorge, and the creek banks are treacherous and fragile.

This view is from an overlook and is not the last of the falls in Sharon Woods. There are many along this gorge path, so make a trip and check them out!

The gorge trail is beautiful and you will see and hear a great deal of wildlife. The say I was there, I heard a number of turkeys, though I didn't get to see them. It's also a nice cool walk on a spring morning. Make a point of seeing these natural beauties if you can!