Hiking trails near Canton, Ohio

86 official trails lie within 25 miles of Canton — 198 miles in total, 85 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 242 ft; the median trail gains 59 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail	15.2	242 ft	Moderate	32 min · 23 mi
Icky's	2.8	236 ft	Easy	33 min · 20 mi
Middle Branch Trail	6.1	91 ft	Easy	10 min · 5 mi
Pipestone	2.1	216 ft	Easy	33 min · 20 mi
Dogwood Trail	2.0	223 ft	Easy	45 min · 28 mi
Big Tulip	1.2	205 ft	Easy	33 min · 20 mi
Overlook	1.7	234 ft	Easy	36 min · 21 mi
Horseshoe Trail	1.5	165 ft	Easy	28 min · 15 mi
Buckeye Trail	1.8	160 ft	Easy	57 min · 32 mi
Shoreline Trail	3.6	91 ft	Easy	34 min · 21 mi
Iron Horse Trail	2.2	167 ft	Easy	27 min · 17 mi
Freedom Trail	3.5	116 ft	Easy	40 min · 27 mi
Chuckery Trail	2.2	165 ft	Easy	39 min · 26 mi
Gorge Trail	1.3	146 ft	Easy	34 min · 25 mi
Brumbaugh Woods Trail	1.8	141 ft	Easy	32 min · 18 mi
Colby Loop	1.3	168 ft	Easy	26 min · 15 mi
Conservation Loop	1.4	107 ft	Easy	34 min · 27 mi
Nickel Plate Trail	3.1	80 ft	Easy	29 min · 14 mi
Parcours Trail	1.7	103 ft	Easy	35 min · 25 mi
Oxbow Trail	1.2	137 ft	Easy	39 min · 26 mi
Indian Spring Trail	2.2	83 ft	Easy	47 min · 31 mi
Mountain Bike Trail	3.1	67 ft	Easy	27 min · 13 mi
Nuthatch Trail	1.1	180 ft	Easy	44 min · 31 mi
Chippewa Trail	1.9	93 ft	Easy	44 min · 31 mi

Quick picks near Canton

Easy and short: Icky's — 2.8 mi, rated easy, 17 mi from town
Longest: Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail — 15.2 mi, 20 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail to Long Lake; Shoreline Trail to Turkeyfoot Lake; Freedom Trail to Carter Lake; Gorge Trail to Cuyahoga River Reservoir

Viewpoints: Pipestone to Pioneer Point; Gorge Trail to Observation Deck; Oxbow Trail to Overlook Deck; Zoarite Mine to Buzzards Roost

Beaches: Shoreline Trail to Turkeyfoot Beach

Trail guides near Canton

Bike and Hike Trail — 9.6 mi, 90 ft climb · 26 mi away
Bike & Hike Trail — 10.8 mi, 208 ft climb · 33 mi away

Nearby towns: Akron (20 mi) · New Philadelphia (22 mi) · Wooster (30 mi) · Youngstown (43 mi)

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