About
Length (round trip)0.8 mi
ShapeOut-and-Back
DifficultyEasy
Typical time30 min
Trailheadwelch spring
DogsLeashed / limited stretches
AccessibilityUneven surfaces, inclines and large rocks on the base of the trail make this trail inaccessible to wheelchairs.
What you'll see 🏞️ Lake🕳️ Cave or arch🏛️ Historic site

0.8 miles round trip. The trail is located off Hwy. K north of Akers.It is an easy walk from the trailhead parking area north along a rock/earth impoundment out to Welch Spring which emits 78.2 million gallons of crystal clear water a day from a cave at the base of a dolomite cliff. An old impoundment contains the flow, then water tumbles into theCurrentRiverover rock debris. Of interest the stone ruins of an old hospital can be seen across the containment pond where tuberculosis "cures" were sought with convalescing patients breathing in the thick, cold, damp vapors which welled up from the cave.

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Pets must remain on a 6ft leash.
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