Review, plan and study backpacking and hiking trails in Ohio by the Backpacker editors. Includes trail notes, maps, GPS coordinates, photos and user comments for each trail.
We offer all the information you need to plan and enjoy an overnight hike in the Buckeye State. Resources for day hikers, too! Ohio’s Backpacking Trails… See all trails on one map Metro Park Trails -Battelle Darby Creek Backpack Trail Oak Openings Hiking Trail -Scioto Grove Metro Park B...
Cleveland Metroparks trails connect regionally to the Buckeye Trail, a trail circumnavigating Ohio for 1,444 miles. The Buckeye Trail, marked with 2” x 6” baby blue blazes on trees, makes its way into Cleveland Metroparks starting in Hinckley Reservation. From there, it follows roads to ge...
TrailMaps.com also has more than 300 downloadable maps to paths, whether you’re a hiker, a backpacker, or an off-road cyclist. Wherever you’re headed this summer, we have a digital map from a walk in the woods to an all-day adventure on the state’s best-known and loved trails....
in honour ofWilliam McKinley(who was elected president of the United States later that year) and became the official name. Efforts began in the mid-1970s to restore the mountain’s originalNative Americanname but faced opposition, mainly from lawmakers from Ohio, McKinley’s home state. Howeve...
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Unique among hiking trails is the one that forms a complete loop around the state of Ohio. That 1,200-mile trail is called the Buckeye Trail. Showing the way on tree trunks, rocks, and other natural signposts are the blue painted markings called "the blue blazes." In Follow the Blue Bl...
Five Rivers MetroParks acquired the land on which the new trails were built with a grant from theClean Ohio Fundin 2015. TheU.S. Fish & Wildlife Servicealso helped fund this conservation project since protecting the dwindling monarch population is one of its priorities. ...
With over 75 miles of trails, there’s everything from a simple stroll to challenging 10-mile outings along the rolling Ohio landscape. Photo: Five Rivers MetroParks (Credit: M. Reed) Land managers in the MetroParks system offer adult learning opportunities, group hikes and volunteer days ...