Hiking trails near Akron, Ohio

153 official trails lie within 25 miles of Akron — 362 miles in total, 142 rated easy and 0 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 276 ft; the median trail gains 87 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	From town
Buckeye Trail	8.7	83 ft	Moderate	19 mi
Bike & Hike Trail	10.8	211 ft	Moderate	13 mi
Valley Bridle Trail	6.1	252 ft	Moderate	13 mi
Lamb Loop	4.7	218 ft	Moderate	12 mi
Sagamore Creek Loop	3.5	223 ft	Moderate	19 mi
Salt Run Trail	3.2	195 ft	Moderate	9 mi
Riding Run Trail	3.2	270 ft	Moderate	9 mi
Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail	16.6	122 ft	Moderate	22 mi
Bridle Trail	3.4	276 ft	Easy	24 mi
Unpainted Loop	5.2	108 ft	Moderate	21 mi
All Purpose Trail	3.0	226 ft	Easy	17 mi
Ledge Lake Loop Trail	2.2	237 ft	Easy	14 mi
Valley Trail	2.7	224 ft	Easy	11 mi
Langes Run Trail	2.5	219 ft	Easy	9 mi
Rock Run Trail	3.6	136 ft	Easy	21 mi
Wetmore Trail	2.9	232 ft	Easy	9 mi
Red Lock Trail	2.2	266 ft	Easy	15 mi
Old Carriage Trail	2.9	194 ft	Easy	15 mi
Red MTB Trail	3.8	138 ft	Easy	21 mi
Plateau Trail	3.0	238 ft	Easy	10 mi
Red Trail-Bridle	4.0	52 ft	Easy	21 mi
Boston Run Trail	3.2	107 ft	Easy	10 mi
Cuyahoga River Water Trail	25.7	142 ft	Easy	11 mi
Parkway Jogging Trail	3.2	207 ft	Easy	5 mi

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