Lover's Leap - Beneath Your Feet

Lover's Leap at the end of Gothic Avenue.

NPS Photo/ Jackie Wheet

Quick Facts

Location:

Mammoth Cave, KY 42259

Significance:

Historic signatures and monuments of early visitors.

Designation:

World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve

Amenities

1 listed

Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits

Lover’s Leap is one of the cave’s oldest named landmarks – the name goes back to 1827.  The route leading you to this section of the cave is lined with historic signatures, monuments and artifacts from early cave visitors.  When you arrive at the end of the passageway you are standing at a stone wall built in the 1930’s by the Civilian Conservation Corp. Overlooking the large canyon passageway, there is a slender pointed slab of rock jutting outward, this was named Lover’s Leap.  

NPS Mobile App Users: Click here to watch a video of a ranger at Lover's Leap.

Duration:

26.7 seconds

Join Ranger Mary as she shows you Lover's Leap, 175 feet beneath the surface.