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The Lima Rotary Riverwalk trail follows the southeast bank of the meandering Ottowa River between Heritage Park southwest of Lima and Schoonover Park northeast of city center. At its north end, the...
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OH |
13.3 mi |
Asphalt
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Overview
The Little Beaver Creek Greenway Trail runs for 12.6 miles through the rolling hills of eastern Ohio.
About the Route
Mile marker 0 for the Little Beaver Creek Greenway Trail can be...
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OH |
12.6 mi |
Asphalt
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Overview
The Little Miami Scenic Trail is a jewel in the crown of Ohio rail-trails, spanning nearly 78 miles between the outskirts of Cincinnati and Springfield over historical bridges and through...
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OH |
77.7 mi |
Asphalt, Concrete
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The Mad River Trail offers a paved route connecting a handful of parks along its namesake river in northeastern Dayton. The scenic pathway is also part of one of the nation's largest network of paved,...
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OH |
7.1 mi |
Asphalt
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Overview
The Maple Highlands Trail totals more than 20 miles along a former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad corridor through a mostly rural landscape with portions of the trail running through heavily...
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20.5 mi |
Asphalt, Gravel
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The nearly 11-mile MetroParks Bikeway provides a scenic and well-designed link to communities and natural sites in this northeast region of Ohio. The rail-trail follows a corridor between Canfield and...
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OH |
10.6 mi |
Asphalt
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The Mohican Valley Trail runs for nearly 5 miles along a former right-of-way of the old Penn Central Railroad on the eastern edge of Knox County, between Brinkhaven and Danville. The trail features...
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OH |
4.8 mi |
Asphalt
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Though only 2.5 miles, the National Road Bikeway features an impressive below-grade tunnel, which was built in 1902. The narrow tunnel is 532 feet long and is lighted but still gives you the...
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OH |
2.6 mi |
Asphalt
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Ohio's Nickel Plate Trail runs for 2.5 miles from 5th Street near Ravenna Avenue (Metzger Park) to a point just south of Georgetown Road. The wooded corridor follows an old railroad right-of-way...
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2.5 mi |
Asphalt, Crushed Stone
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Closure Notice: The pedestrian bridge over the West Branch of the Black River, near the Western Falls and the southwest end of Cascade Park, is closed due to disrepair. Follow the alternative route...
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OH |
30.7 mi |
Asphalt
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Overview
The Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail is an amazing trail journey that takes trail users for just over 90 miles between the heart of this country’s industrial might in cities like Cleveland...
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OH |
90.6 mi |
Asphalt, Boardwalk, Crushed Stone
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Overview
The nearly 8 miles of the Ohio River Trail (OH) (open in three disconnected segments) are open along the Ohio river's northern shore.
About the Route
The westernmost section of the...
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OH |
7.6 mi |
Asphalt, Concrete
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Closure Notice: There are several closures and detours in place for the Ohio to Erie Trail. See here for more information.
Overview
The Ohio to Erie Trail is a colossal project, not just for the...
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OH |
293 mi |
Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone
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The Olde Muskingum Trail parallels the Tuscarawas River and the Ohio & Erie Canalway between Cherry Street in Canal Fulton and Forty Corners Road just north of Massillon. The 6-mile scenic trail has a...
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OH |
6 mi |
Crushed Stone
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For visitors and locals alike, the Olentangy Trail is the ideal way to explore Columbus, the dynamic capital of Ohio, as well as the surrounding communities. Named after the eponymous river it follows...
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OH |
22.5 mi |
Asphalt, Concrete
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Overview
The Portage Hike and Bike Trail stretches for 11 miles between Kent and Ravenna, about 40 miles southeast of Cleveland. The entire trail route is paved. Between and beyond the two busy...
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OH |
16.3 mi |
Asphalt, Concrete
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The 29-mile Prairie Grass Trail is one of four rail-trails that radiate from Xenia Station, the hub of a vast, paved trail network in southwestern Ohio. The site is a former Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)...
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OH |
29.2 mi |
Asphalt
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Overview
Traveling just over 18 miles through some of the most scenic areas of the Buckeye State, the Richland B&O Trail is an ideal way to immerse oneself in the region. Built partially as a...
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OH |
18.5 mi |
Asphalt
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The Roberts Pass Trail runs from downtown London, Ohio, to rural Fairfield Township. The trail passes through farmland for 6.5 miles, although dense tree cover shades the route at all...
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OH |
6.5 mi |
Asphalt
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The Rocky River Reservation All Purpose Trail parallels Valley Parkway through several western suburbs of Cleveland, but this is no traditional suburban side path. Instead, the winding trail through...
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OH |
13.5 mi |
Asphalt
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The Shaker Trace Trail forms a loop around Miami Whitewater Forest, the largest county-run park in Hamilton County. The fully-accessible, paved trail runs for nearly 8 miles through the park’s...
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OH |
7.8 mi |
Asphalt
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In 1875, the Bowling Green Railroad Company operated its first train from its namesake city in Ohio south to Tontogany on rails made from the wood of the local slippery elm tree. The trees were...
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OH |
13.1 mi |
Asphalt
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The Stillwater River Bikeway winds through Dayton's northern suburbs, following the tree-lined eastern shore of its namesake waterway for much of the way. Two disconnected segments of trail are...
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OH |
7.1 mi |
Asphalt
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Overview
Located in central Ohio, the 14-mile T. J. Evans Trail is a popular route, attracting both locals and visitors. With its tree-covered canopy that provides respite from the sun on hot...
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OH |
14.2 mi |
Asphalt
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The University/Parks Trail is a wide, paved trail that extends from Toledo into its western suburbs along a former railroad corridor. More than half the trail also parallels an active freight...
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OH |
6.3 mi |
Asphalt
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Overview
The Wabash Cannonball Trail is a 64.1-mile multiuse trail in northwest Ohio. Running along a former railroad, the rail-trail surface is a mix of paved asphalt and hard packed cinder...
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OH |
64.1 mi |
Asphalt, Ballast, Cinder, Crushed Stone
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Closure Notice: The Western Reserve Greenway is currently closed over Baughman Creek between Mahan Denman Rd. and Hyde Oakfield Rd. There is no expected opening date. Trail users are asked to detour...
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OH |
42 mi |
Asphalt
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The Xenia–Jamestown Connector links these two eponymous communities and continues east beyond Jamestown to the village of Octa in Fayette County.
It’s part of Ohio’s Miami River Valley trail...
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OH |
18.5 mi |
Asphalt
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The 4C Bicentennial Trail is one of several throughout Wilmington, OH, and runs between Southeast Neighborhood Park and Fife Avenue (CR 82), just across the road from the south end of Denver Williams...
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OH |
1.3 mi |
Asphalt
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The Armleder Park Trail loops along a wide, paved route through the open meadows of the park, located east of Cincinnati. At the southeast end, you'll find an overlook of the Little Miami River....
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OH |
2 mi |
Asphalt
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The Celina Coldwater Bikeway is an early rail-with-trail project from the 1980s. Long a popular trail, users follow the Penn Central Railroad between the village of Coldwater and the city of Celina,...
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OH |
4.61 mi |
Asphalt
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Opened in 2017, the Clinton-Fayette Friendship Trail, spanning 9.1 miles, is the longest rail trail in central Ohio's Clinton County. Following a former railroad corridor, the rail-trail spans the...
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OH |
9.1 mi |
Asphalt, Crushed Stone
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The Fairfield Heritage Trail winds through and connects the community of Lancaster. It links a college, high school, junior high school and elementary school, as well as numerous parks and shopping...
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OH |
9.5 mi |
Asphalt
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The Gallia County Hike & Bike Trail follows an old railroad right-of-way between Bidwell and Gallipolis. As of 2023, there are two open sections of the rail-trail totaling a little more than 11...
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OH |
11.34 mi |
Asphalt, Crushed Stone
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The Hoover Scenic Trail continues north from the paved Genoa Trail to Weise Road just south of Galena. The trail follows the northwestern shoreline of the sprawling Hoover Reservoir within a scenic...
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OH |
0.6 mi |
Asphalt
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The Huron River Greenway MetroPark Trail has two separate segments, each just under 1 mile long. The northern (Huron) segment runs from DuPont Marsh State Nature Preserve off River Road and heads...
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OH |
1.8 mi |
Crushed Stone
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The 7-mile Iron Horse Trail (open in two disconnected segments) utilizes approximately 2 miles of former Penn Central right-of-way, providing users a pleasant route through neighborhoods, as well as a...
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OH |
7.6 mi |
Asphalt
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The Lebanon Countryside YMCA Trail offers 8 miles of paved pathway winding through Lebanon, from downtown to a connection to the 78-mile Little Miami Scenic Trail. The trail begins in the north near...
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OH |
8.2 mi |
Asphalt
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The Lester Rail Trail in Ohio's Medina County runs 3 miles between Abbeyville Road and Lester Road in York Township. The trail passes through bucolic farmland with scattered remnants of prairie, where...
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OH |
3 mi |
Asphalt, Crushed Stone
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Overview
The Lunken Airport Trail offers a 4.9-mile loop around Cincinnati's municipal Lunken Airport.
About the Route
Most of the trail sits atop the levee that protects the airport from...
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OH |
4.9 mi |
Asphalt
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The Miami & Erie Canal was built between 1825 and 1845, an engineering marvel stretching from Cincinnati to Toledo. This canal was heavily used until competition from the railroad caused the decline...
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OH |
36.6 mi |
Concrete, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass, Gravel
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For nearly 9 miles, the Mill Stream Run Reservation All Purpose Trail runs through a wooded park in Berea, a western suburb of Cleveland. Though the trail loosely parallels Valley Parkway, you will...
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OH |
8.9 mi |
Asphalt
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The Morgana Run Trail runs on a former Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway corridor through Cleveland’s historic Slavic Village neighborhood. The paved rail-trail connects residents to Cleveland...
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OH |
2.1 mi |
Asphalt
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The Muskingum Recreation Trail runs for 4.5 miles along a ballast trail between Main Street in Dresden and Rock Cut Road. The trail offers views of the Muskingum River, with impressive rock...
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OH |
4.5 mi |
Asphalt, Ballast
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The North Coast Inland Trail is a series of trails across multiple northern Ohio counties that, as they expand and connect, are emerging as an impressive long-distance trail between Cleveland and...
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OH |
28.45 mi |
Asphalt, Crushed Stone
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The Oakwoods Trail system runs through a 155-acre nature preserve bordering Interstate 75 southwest of downtown Findlay. The preserve features a small lake, woodlands and meadows. The trails form...
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OH |
1.4 mi |
Asphalt, Dirt, Grass, Woodchips
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The Ohio Canal Greenway extends south from Hebron on an old Penn Central Railroad right-of-way. Farm fields border the trail on the west, while remnants of the historic Ohio and Erie Canal are to the...
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OH |
2.7 mi |
Cinder, Grass, Gravel
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The Paint Creek Recreation Trail is the flagship pathway of a planned trail network in the Ohio counties of Fayette, Ross and Highland. Nearly 35 miles of paved trail are currently open linking the...
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OH |
34.8 mi |
Asphalt
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Seamlessly spanning the 35.5-mile distance between the Ohio communities of Bellefontaine and Springfield, the Simon Kenton Trail presents visitors with ample opportunities for recreation and wildlife...
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OH |
35.5 mi |
Asphalt, Crushed Stone
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Following a portion of the former Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad corridor, the Sippo Valley Trail spans 10 miles between Dalton and Massillon in northwestern Ohio, presenting a mix of rolling farmland,...
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OH |
10 mi |
Asphalt, Crushed Stone
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Overview
The Stavich Bicycle Trail runs from the Youngstown suburb of Struthers to the outskirts of New Castle, Pennsylvania. Running through the Mahoning River Valley, the route follows a rolling...
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OH, PA |
9.9 mi |
Asphalt
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Cruising along on the nearly 10-mile T. J. Evans Panhandle Trail (known locally as the Panhandle Trail), you might be surprised to encounter a massive basket seemingly plunked down by a giant. In...
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OH |
9.8 mi |
Asphalt
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The Wabash Cannonball Trail Connector is a short, but valuable, paved route on the west end of Maumee that connects historical attractions, a popular park, and a rail-trail that spans more than 60...
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OH |
1.6 mi |
Asphalt
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Ohio’s Miami River Valley, with 340 miles of off-road trails, is home to one of the nation’s largest paved trail networks. Heading northwest from Dayton, the Wolf Creek Trail is one piece of this...
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OH |
16.2 mi |
Asphalt
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The Wright Brothers Huffman Prairie Bikeway runs from South Street in downtown Fairborn, along the north side of Kauffman Avenue adjacent to an active rail line, to National Road. At that point, the...
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OH |
4.6 mi |
Asphalt, Concrete
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The Zane's Landing Trail—also known as the Zanesville Riverfront Bike Path—extends north from downtown Zanesville on a former railroad corridor wedged between the Muskingum River and an active rail...
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OH |
2.9 mi |
Asphalt
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The Zoar Valley Trail winds along the Tuscarawas River between Fort Laurens State Memorial in Bolivar and slightly northeast of Schoenbrunn Village in New Philadelphia. The path offers a mixture of...
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OH |
20.1 mi |
Asphalt, Ballast, Dirt, Grass
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This nearly 5-mile trail system weaves throughout historic Canal Winchester, Ohio, a southern suburb of Columbus. The extensive network links residents with parks, businesses and the city’s high...
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OH |
4.8 mi |
Asphalt
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Overview
The Cleveland Lakefront Bikeway extends for 15.13 miles along the city's Lake Erie shoreline, between the suburbs of Euclid and Lakewood. The bikeway includes some on-road sections, but...
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OH |
15.13 mi |
Asphalt
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Columbus’ Downtown Connector Trail provides a vital link between neighborhoods and schools on the city’s east side and the downtown area. On its east end, the paved pathway begins adjacent to I-670...
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OH |
5 mi |
Asphalt
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The Foor Leisure Path is a short, paved trail that links the northern edge of Groveport’s quaint residential core with the Blacklick Creek Greenway Trail. The connection allows Groveport residents to...
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OH |
1.3 mi |
Asphalt
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Findlay lies at the heart of Hancock County's 17-mile Heritage Trail. From the city center, the trail extends west to Litzenberg Memorial Woods and east to Van Horn Cemetery. The trail mostly follows...
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OH |
17.2 mi |
Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass, Gravel, Woodchips
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Cleveland Metroparks’ Lake to Lake Trail links Lake Isaac and Lake Abram in Middleburg Heights via an asphalt- and boardwalk-surfaced path. The two lakes are the largest remaining glacial wetlands in...
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OH |
2.4 mi |
Asphalt, Boardwalk
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The Blanchard River Greenway Bike Trail runs along a former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad corridor on the riverfront in downtown Findlay. The trail primarily courses through woodlands, with highlights...
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OH |
1.5 mi |
Asphalt
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The Lowe's Connector Trail parallels Lowe's Drive in Wilmington, OH, and links Rombach Avenue with Prairie Road; however, this is no sidewalk once you reach Prairie Road. The trail is best used to...
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OH |
0.7 mi |
Asphalt
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