Hiking trails near Athens, Ohio

133 official trails lie within 25 miles of Athens — 401 miles in total, 101 rated easy and 10 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 392 ft; the median trail gains 216 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	From town
Dorr Run Loop	13.9	325 ft	Expert	15 mi
Main Corridor Trail	16.4	376 ft	Expert	13 mi
Wildcat Hollow Trail	14.8	335 ft	Expert	17 mi
Nct Athens Central	26.6	392 ft	Expert	21 mi
Stone Church Main Loop	17.6	272 ft	Hard	21 mi
Buckeye Trail	10.1	181 ft	Hard	17 mi
Dark Blue Trail	6.7	315 ft	Hard	12 mi
Nct Athens West	7.9	274 ft	Hard	22 mi
Bloodroot Trail	7.9	230 ft	Hard	10 mi
Copperhead Trail	7.0	274 ft	Moderate	14 mi
Nebo Spirit Trail	5.2	324 ft	Moderate	10 mi
Lake Shore Trail -West Side Of Lake	6.5	174 ft	Moderate	15 mi
Hocking Hills State Park Bridle Trail	4.7	280 ft	Moderate	24 mi
Light Blue Trail	4.7	334 ft	Moderate	12 mi
Pete Smith Trail	4.1	284 ft	Moderate	5 mi
Long Ridge Trail	3.8	221 ft	Moderate	12 mi
Purdum Loop	3.5	287 ft	Moderate	16 mi
Red Trail	3.7	331 ft	Moderate	13 mi
Black Trail	3.5	280 ft	Moderate	12 mi
Vinton Furnace Side Trail	2.9	311 ft	Moderate	18 mi
Wild Turkey Trail	4.8	249 ft	Moderate	8 mi
The Underground Trail	4.1	203 ft	Moderate	9 mi
Sundown Trail	4.0	217 ft	Moderate	5 mi
Hollow Point Trail	2.7	184 ft	Moderate	4 mi

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