Pipeline will run under Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve

NEWARK, Ohio — An agreement reached last week between Enterprise Products Partners and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources will allow drilling for a natural-gas pipeline to continue through the Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve.

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Blackhand Gorge

Geologically spectacular narrow gorge cut through Blackhand sandstone by the Licking River, forested ridges, spring wildflowers

7 hiking trails, wheelchair-accessible paved path; old rail trestles and tunnel, canal lock and towpaths; picnic tables; latrines at parking lot

Directions:

From Newark: 8 miles east on S.R. 16, turn southeast on S.R. 146 for 1/4 mile; south on C.R. 273 for 1.5 miles to entrance