Hiking trails near Lorain, Ohio

53 official trails lie within 25 miles of Lorain — 151 miles in total, 48 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 442 ft; the median trail gains 32 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
North Coast Inland Trail	14.8	186 ft	Hard	17 min · 8 mi
Valley Parkway Connector	7.6	442 ft	Moderate	46 min · 31 mi
Rocky River All Purpose Trail	13.6	200 ft	Moderate	38 min · 23 mi
Thorn Mountain Bike Trail	6.8	54 ft	Moderate	44 min · 24 mi
Bridle Trail RR1	6.9	111 ft	Moderate	35 min · 22 mi
Mill Stream Run Bridle Trail	6.0	74 ft	Easy	36 min · 26 mi
Big Creek Bikeway	7.8	80 ft	Easy	36 min · 26 mi
Red MTB Trail (Mill Stream Run Reservation)	3.8	137 ft	Easy	42 min · 29 mi
Yellow MTB Trail (Mill Stream Run Reservation)	3.3	173 ft	Easy	38 min · 28 mi
Mill Stream Run All Purpose Trail	8.8	82 ft	Easy	39 min · 23 mi
Bridle Trail - Parkway	1.7	247 ft	Easy	46 min · 31 mi
Cleveland Lakefront Bikeway	2.9	95 ft	Easy	42 min · 30 mi
Brookside Reservation All Purpose Trail	2.7	115 ft	Easy	43 min · 30 mi
Plum Creek Greenway	2.9	54 ft	Easy	43 min · 32 mi
Satellite Loop	1.6	83 ft	Easy	49 min · 32 mi
South Ridge Trail	1.7	132 ft	Easy	31 min · 22 mi
Sugar Bush Trail	1.2	159 ft	Easy	38 min · 28 mi
Big Meadow Trail	1.1	140 ft	Easy	31 min · 21 mi
Buckeye Trail	2.4	38 ft	Easy	41 min · 23 mi
Thorn MTB Trail	2.8	36 ft	Easy	44 min · 23 mi
Big Creek Connector Trail	1.0	53 ft	Easy	43 min · 29 mi
Lake to Lake Trail	1.5	45 ft	Easy	37 min · 27 mi
North Olmsted Walking & Bike Trail	2.5	35 ft	Easy	26 min · 17 mi
Horse Loop	2.2	32 ft	Easy	30 min · 19 mi

Quick picks near Lorain

Easy and short: Red MTB Trail (Mill Stream Run Reservation) — 3.8 mi, rated easy, 22 mi from town
Biggest climb: Valley Parkway Connector — 442 ft over 7.6 mi, 25 mi from town
Longest: North Coast Inland Trail — 14.8 mi, 6 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Rocky River All Purpose Trail to Cedar Point; Bridle Trail RR1 to Cedar Point; Cedar Point Loop Trail to Cedar Point

Lakes: Thorn Mountain Bike Trail to Findley Lake; Big Creek Bikeway to Lake Isaac; Mill Stream Run All Purpose Trail to Baldwin Lake; Plum Creek Greenway to Lake Brunswick

Viewpoints: Rocky River All Purpose Trail to Berea Falls Scenic Overlook; Bridle Trail RR1 to Berea Falls Scenic Overlook; Killdeer Loop to Observation Mound

Beaches: Cleveland Lakefront Bikeway to Perkins Beach

Trail guides near Lorain

Buckeye Trail - Bridle Trail — 2.4 mi, 109 ft climb · 33 mi away
All Purpose Trail — 2.9 mi, 135 ft climb · 33 mi away
Bike & Hike Trail — 10.8 mi, 208 ft climb · 35 mi away

Nearby towns: Norwalk (26 mi) · Cleveland (26 mi) · Akron (42 mi) · Wooster (44 mi)

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