Hocking Hills caves and Ohio’s Amish Country
Sandstone gorges and waterfalls in southeastern Ohio, then a canal town and buggies in Holmes County.
- Distance
- 284 km (176 mi)
- Driving
- 3 h 09 min
- Suggested days
- 3
- Stops
- 8
- States
- OH
- Updated
- April 27, 2026
At a glance: 3-day road trip of about 284 km (176 mi) with 8 stops, from Columbus to World’s Largest Cuckoo Clock. About 3 h 09 min of driving in total.
Route description
From Columbus, US-33 leads southeast to Hocking Hills, an hour away. State Road 374 links the park’s highlights: first Rock House, a cave with window-like openings in a cliff, then Old Man’s Cave with its gorge, waterfalls and stone bridges.
Walk or drive on to Cedar Falls and Ash Cave, a huge recess cave with an easy, accessible path. Trails are busy on fall weekends; arrive early, and wear good shoes, as the sandstone is slippery when wet. Cabins and campgrounds are plentiful around Logan.
Head north via Zanesville to Coshocton and Historic Roscoe Village, a restored canal town. Then continue on State Road 83 and US-62 into Holmes County, home to one of the largest Amish communities in the world.
Berlin and Walnut Creek are lined with bakeries, cheese houses and furniture shops; then follow State Road 39 to Sugarcreek to see the World’s Largest Cuckoo Clock. Drive slowly and give buggies space, and note that many businesses close on Sundays.
Stop-by-stop itinerary
In driving order. Distances are estimates between consecutive stops.
- 1Start
Columbus
OH - 274 km
Rock House
NatureLaurelville, OHThe only true cave in Hocking Hills, a corridor in a sandstone cliff with window-like openings, once used by bandits.
- 311 km
Old Man’s Cave
NatureLogan, OHA gorge of waterfalls, stone bridges and a huge recess cave, the heart of Hocking Hills State Park. Very busy on fall weekends; come early.
- 43 km
Cedar Falls
NatureLogan, OHThe highest-volume waterfall in Hocking Hills, reached from Old Man’s Cave by the Grandma Gatewood Trail or by car.
- 54 km
Ash Cave
NatureSouth Bloomingville, OHA giant horseshoe-shaped recess cave with a thin waterfall, reached by a flat, wheelchair-accessible path.
- 6136 km
Historic Roscoe Village
HistoryCoshocton, OHA restored Ohio and Erie Canal town with brick shops and a horse-drawn canal boat ride nearby in summer.
- 739 km
Berlin
OH - 817 km
World’s Largest Cuckoo Clock
OdditiesSugarcreek, OHA giant Swiss-style clock with dancing figures that perform on the half hour in the “Little Switzerland of Ohio”.
