Buckeye Trail
An amazing backpacking trail traversing all of Ohio through some of the most scenic locations. The trail is identified by blue blazes on trees and poles.
Length 1436 miles Surface Mixed Counties Adams, Athens, Brown, Clermont, Highland, Hocking, Monroe, Pike, Scioto Trail Head Shawnee State Park Backpacking Trail Head
Logan Backpacking Trail
A canopy covered backpacking trail through Tar Hollow State Park. Features freshly harvested and mature growth forest.
Length 19 miles Surface Natural Surface Counties Ross Trail Heads Tar Hollow Fire Tower Tar Hollow State Park
Shawnee Backpacking Trail
A beautiful backpacking trail through the Shawnee State Forest with a 40.9-mile main loop and 15 miles of connecting side trails. It crosses the Bridge to Bridge Bike Route and part of the Buckeye Trail.
Length 35 miles Surface Natural Surface Counties Scioto Trail Head Shawnee State Park Backpacking Trail Head
Zaleski Backpack Trail
The Zaleski State Forest Backpack Trail was established to provide backpacking opportunities as well as to introduce some educational and historic aspects of the forest.
Length 24 miles Surface Natural Surface Counties Vinton Trail Head Zaleski State Forest Backpacking Trailhead
*Trail lengths are approximate.
A glimpse into the wonderful scenery of Southern Ohio
The Southern Ohio Trails site exists to promote Active Transportation and outdoor exploration in Southern Ohio. It is funded in part by the Ohio Department or Transportation, the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Economic Development Services Agency and OVRDC members.
The OVRDC portion of the code for this site is in the public domain and can be found on GitHub.
For more information, please use the contact form on the OVRDC website and use the subject 'Trail Map', or file an issue on GitHub.