ington ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Rail road . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁L & N ' s ▁President ▁W ible ▁L . ▁Map other ▁turned ▁over ▁its ▁approximately ▁ 1 3 7 ▁acres ▁to ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁State ▁Park ▁Commission , ▁making ▁the ▁Park ▁one ▁of ▁Kentucky ' s ▁original ▁four ▁state ▁par ks ▁when ▁that ▁system ▁was ▁established ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁over ▁ ▁of ▁tra ils ▁over ▁une ven ▁terrain ▁from ▁moder ate ▁to ▁str enu ous ▁difficulty , ▁including ▁tra ils ▁to ▁White ' s ▁Branch ▁Arch , ▁H enson ' s ▁C ave ▁Arch , ▁and ▁other ▁scen ic ▁areas . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁sites ▁are ▁the ▁arch ▁itself , ▁" Lo vers ▁Le ap ", ▁and ▁" F at ▁Man ' s ▁S que e ze ". ▁The ▁park ' s ▁ ▁" Original ▁Tra il " ▁to ▁the ▁natural ▁bridge ▁dates ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s . ▁ ▁Other ▁tra ils ▁include ▁the ▁ ▁Sand ▁G ap ▁Tra il ▁and ▁the ▁ ▁Bal anced ▁Rock ▁Tra il . ▁ ▁Five ▁miles ▁( 8   km ) ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Sh elt ow ee ▁Trace ▁National ▁Rec re ation ▁Tra il ▁run ▁through ▁the ▁park , ▁including ▁the ▁Wh ittle ton ▁Tra il ▁which ▁connect s ▁the ▁park ▁to ▁the ▁Red ▁River ▁G orge ▁Ge olog ic ▁Area . ▁Activ ities ▁such ▁as ▁h ik ing ▁off - tra ils , ▁disturb ing ▁wild life , ▁or ▁collect ing ▁plants