Hiking trails near Delaware, Ohio

54 official trails lie within 25 miles of Delaware — 171 miles in total, 47 rated easy and 1 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 171 ft; the median trail gains 41 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Winter Hawk	12.1	57 ft	Hard	16 min · 8 mi
Maple Glen	9.2	45 ft	Moderate	16 min · 8 mi
Camp Chase Trail	12.2	171 ft	Moderate	43 min · 28 mi
Hunter'S Hollow	6.3	57 ft	Moderate	16 min · 9 mi
Phase 1 Blue Trail	6.0	45 ft	Moderate	22 min · 14 mi
Advanced Mountain Bike Trail	5.8	47 ft	Moderate	16 min · 10 mi
Alum Creek Trail	15.5	74 ft	Moderate	41 min · 26 mi
Rocks To Roots Trail	4.0	31 ft	Easy	17 min · 10 mi
Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi)	2.4	154 ft	Easy	21 min · 11 mi
Olentangy Trail	7.8	41 ft	Easy	28 min · 15 mi
Multipurpose Trail	3.8	94 ft	Easy	29 min · 15 mi
Lake View Trail	1.6	93 ft	Easy	42 min · 26 mi
Multi-Use Trail (2.25 mi)	1.8	160 ft	Easy	24 min · 12 mi
South Loop	3.7	38 ft	Easy	21 min · 13 mi
Interstate 670 Bikeway	2.8	60 ft	Easy	41 min · 28 mi
County Line Trail	2.7	92 ft	Easy	28 min · 16 mi
Darby Creek Greenway Trail	3.5	41 ft	Easy	44 min · 31 mi
Coyote Run Trail (3.5 mi)	2.2	40 ft	Easy	18 min · 10 mi
Overlook Trail (2.3 mi)	1.4	60 ft	Easy	21 min · 11 mi
Scioto Trail	3.0	93 ft	Easy	41 min · 25 mi
Ironweed Trail	2.8	73 ft	Easy	26 min · 15 mi
Park Office Hollenback Trail	1.6	31 ft	Easy	20 min · 11 mi
South Loop Trail	2.2	28 ft	Easy	18 min · 11 mi
Overlook Trail	1.2	59 ft	Easy	12 min · 6 mi

Quick picks near Delaware

Easy and short: Rocks To Roots Trail — 4.0 mi, rated easy, 6 mi from town
Longest: Alum Creek Trail — 15.5 mi, 20 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Advanced Mountain Bike Trail to Pomeroy Ponds; Lake View Trail to Mount Gilead Lakes; Spring Creek Trail to Schrock Lake; Edward S Thomas Trail to Schrock Lake

Viewpoints: Olentangy Trail to Antrim Lake Deck; Overlook Trail (2.3 mi) to Overlook Deck; Antrim Lake Loop to Antrim Lake Deck

Nearby towns: Columbus (21 mi) · Mount Vernon (32 mi) · Newark (37 mi) · Mansfield (44 mi)

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