Hiking trails near Columbus, Ohio

59 official trails lie within 25 miles of Columbus — 125 miles in total, 54 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 213 ft; the median trail gains 45 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	From town
Phase 1 Blue Trail	6.0	45 ft	Moderate	15 mi
Winter Hawk	5.0	51 ft	Moderate	21 mi
Advanced Mountain Bike Trail	5.8	47 ft	Moderate	18 mi
Stage Two - Chestnut Ridge MTB Trail	3.6	213 ft	Moderate	17 mi
Maple Glen	4.6	45 ft	Moderate	21 mi
Stage One - Chestnut Ridge MTB Trail	3.8	124 ft	Easy	16 mi
Hunter'S Hollow	4.1	53 ft	Easy	21 mi
Harbor Lake Perimeter Trail	2.9	75 ft	Easy	25 mi
Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi)	2.4	154 ft	Easy	12 mi
Rocks To Roots Trail	3.3	30 ft	Easy	16 mi
Multi Use	1.8	84 ft	Easy	25 mi
Multi-Use Trail (2.25 mi)	1.8	160 ft	Easy	12 mi
South Loop	3.7	38 ft	Easy	15 mi
Hargus Lake Perimeter Loop	1.7	73 ft	Easy	25 mi
Overlook Trail (2.3 mi)	1.4	83 ft	Easy	12 mi
Five Oaks Trail	1.5	97 ft	Easy	17 mi
Ridge Trail	1.0	167 ft	Easy	17 mi
Yellow Trail	1.1	98 ft	Easy	25 mi
Terrace Trail	1.7	98 ft	Easy	14 mi
Loop 2	1.6	86 ft	Easy	22 mi
Park Office Hollenback Trail	1.6	33 ft	Easy	16 mi
Spring Creek Trail	1.6	72 ft	Easy	9 mi
Bobolink Grassland Trail	1.5	71 ft	Easy	17 mi
South Loop Trail	2.2	28 ft	Easy	16 mi

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