Hiking trails near Cambridge, Ohio

46 official trails lie within 25 miles of Cambridge — 140 miles in total, 28 rated easy and 3 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 329 ft; the median trail gains 208 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Orange Horse Trail	6.4	296 ft	Hard	28 min · 13 mi
Straker Ridge Trail	9.2	254 ft	Hard	58 min · 30 mi
Purple Trail (Equestrian)	5.8	329 ft	Hard	37 min · 15 mi
Buckeye Trail	5.9	276 ft	Moderate	44 min · 31 mi
White Trail B	4.8	279 ft	Moderate	35 min · 15 mi
Blue Trail (Equestrian)	5.0	299 ft	Moderate	21 min · 11 mi
Purple Trail	4.6	313 ft	Moderate	37 min · 15 mi
White Trail	3.8	301 ft	Moderate	27 min · 13 mi
Red	4.0	241 ft	Moderate	47 min · 25 mi
Red Trail (Equestrian)	3.9	208 ft	Moderate	11 min · 8 mi
White Horse Trail	3.0	301 ft	Moderate	27 min · 13 mi
Main Trail (Appalachian Hills Wildlife Area)	3.4	283 ft	Moderate	1 h 07 min · 30 mi
New	2.9	232 ft	Moderate	56 min · 27 mi
Beaver City	3.6	175 ft	Easy	39 min · 17 mi
Green Trail	3.1	252 ft	Easy	58 min · 37 mi
Green	2.3	214 ft	Easy	53 min · 27 mi
Orange 2	1.9	187 ft	Easy	33 min · 14 mi
Blue	2.4	178 ft	Easy	56 min · 27 mi
Blue Horse Trail	2.1	143 ft	Easy	21 min · 11 mi
Gunn'S Glenn Loop Trail	1.9	193 ft	Easy	29 min · 13 mi
Shadbush Trail	1.9	209 ft	Easy	27 min · 13 mi
Blue Rock Bridle System	1.2	247 ft	Easy	52 min · 26 mi
Green Trail (Equestrian)	1.5	197 ft	Easy	26 min · 12 mi
Yellow	1.3	244 ft	Easy	56 min · 37 mi

Quick picks near Cambridge

Easy and short: Beaver City — 3.6 mi, rated easy, 12 mi from town
Biggest climb: Purple Trail (Equestrian) — 329 ft over 5.8 mi, 6 mi from town
Longest: Straker Ridge Trail — 9.2 mi, 20 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Straker Ridge Trail to Ohio Power Company Pond 9615-014; Purple Trail (Equestrian) to Salt Fork Reservoir; Purple Trail to Salt Fork Reservoir; Tree Top Trail to Ohio Power Company Pond 9516-010

Trail guides near Cambridge

Zoarite Mine — 1.9 mi, 106 ft climb · 38 mi away
Wildcat Hollow Trail — 14.8 mi, 335 ft climb · 39 mi away

Nearby towns: Coshocton (22 mi) · Zanesville (23 mi) · New Philadelphia (33 mi) · Newark (45 mi)

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