The Hillman Heritage National Recreation Trail located at the Hillman Ferry Campground in the “Land Between The Lakes” is very interesting, having an old stone hut called the Vogle Homestead built around 1872, panoramic views of an abandoned rock quarry, a designated overlook of the lake, and miles of both wooded and lake view trails. This is a scenic hike; however, the drawback is waiting in line at the campground entrance booth to get registered and obtain a temporary hiker’s rear view mirror tag, and having to park a quarter mile away from the trailhead.
The following information is obtained from the “Land Between The Lakes” website (lbl.org): The 5.47 miles of 
trails within the Hillman Ferry Campground woods are listed as a Heritage National Recreation Trail. The trail system often follows old historic roads used by the former Star Lime Works community which was the site of a thriving lime industry that began some time before the Civil War. The community survived through changes in lime works ownership and many economic fluctuations in the production of lime and limestone, until it was disbanded sometime after 1945 due to construction of the Kentucky Lake Reservoir.
Star Lime Works is being recorded as a historic district and the remaining cultural features, landscape, and history are just beginning to be portrayed through interpretive stops along the trail. Current interpretive stops are along Bohanon Loop and Vogle Loop. The trails are open to Hillman campers, as well as the general public, for hiking and biking only. There is a small parking lot on the north (right) side of the Hillman Ferry Campground entrance road, just before the gatehouse, for the general public.
The Bohanon Loop is 2 miles in length, and takes you up and over ridgelines and offers users an 
excellent opportunity to view wildlife. The Brown Spring Loop is a 0.66-mile trail that winds its way through mature hardwood stands and meanders up and down ridgelines. The James Nickell Loop is 0.48 miles in length and leads hikers to a scenic overlook of Kentucky Lake; the trail follows the ridge top along the edge of Kentucky Lake and then dips back into the bottoms. The Vogle Loop has heritage markers along this 0.94-mile trail that takes you past an old home site and limestone quarry associated with the Star Lime Works District.
