Hiking trails near Cincinnati, Ohio

64 official trails lie within 25 miles of Cincinnati — 152 miles in total, 58 rated easy and 2 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 293 ft; the median trail gains 105 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	From town
Buckeye Trail	23.1	150 ft	Hard	20 mi
Bridle Trail	7.7	130 ft	Hard	22 mi
Steve Newman World Walker Perimeter Trail	9.1	141 ft	Moderate	21 mi
Orange Trail	4.4	223 ft	Moderate	13 mi
Mount Airy Power Line Trail	2.4	293 ft	Moderate	4 mi
B Loop	4.2	105 ft	Easy	12 mi
Shaker Trace Outer Loop	6.7	76 ft	Easy	16 mi
Tailwater Trail	2.1	233 ft	Easy	20 mi
A loop	3.0	105 ft	Easy	12 mi
Ridge Trail	1.6	268 ft	Easy	9 mi
Kirby Trail East	1.6	289 ft	Easy	4 mi
Kirby Trail West	1.2	288 ft	Easy	4 mi
Ponderosa Trail (B)	2.6	113 ft	Easy	3 mi
Red Bird Hollow Trail	1.9	270 ft	Easy	10 mi
Redwing Trail	2.7	91 ft	Easy	14 mi
Twin Bridges Trail	3.5	133 ft	Easy	23 mi
Outer Loop	1.7	194 ft	Easy	18 mi
Fernwood Trail	1.5	218 ft	Easy	14 mi
Arena Trail	2.7	42 ft	Easy	22 mi
Mountain Bike Trail	1.9	77 ft	Easy	15 mi
Backpack Trail	1.6	114 ft	Easy	24 mi
Badlands Trail	1.5	109 ft	Easy	15 mi
Walking Trail	1.1	107 ft	Easy	15 mi
Woodland Trail	1.4	141 ft	Easy	15 mi

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