Hiking trails near Mentor, Ohio

86 official trails lie within 25 miles of Mentor — 175 miles in total, 84 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 368 ft; the median trail gains 73 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Bridle Trail (South Chagrin Reservation)	7.1	303 ft	Hard	41 min · 27 mi
South Chagrin Reservation All Purpose Trail	7.0	368 ft	Moderate	40 min · 27 mi
Euclid Creek Greenway	3.2	303 ft	Easy	28 min · 17 mi
Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail	4.8	102 ft	Easy	37 min · 26 mi
Oak Leaf Loop Trail	3.2	252 ft	Easy	24 min · 14 mi
North Chagrin Reservation All Purpose Trail	4.0	117 ft	Easy	26 min · 14 mi
Rabbit Run Loop Trail	2.6	261 ft	Easy	17 min · 7 mi
All Purpose Trail	2.9	135 ft	Easy	43 min · 29 mi
Buckeye Trail - Bridle Trail	2.4	109 ft	Easy	47 min · 31 mi
Pioneer Bridle Trail	2.6	132 ft	Easy	39 min · 19 mi
Buckeye Trail	2.7	132 ft	Easy	38 min · 25 mi
Glenridge Loop Trail	2.2	173 ft	Easy	22 min · 15 mi
Bridle Trail - NC2	2.0	183 ft	Easy	20 min · 11 mi
Lake-to-Lakes Trail	1.9	219 ft	Easy	37 min · 22 mi
Cleveland Lakefront Bikeway	2.9	95 ft	Easy	36 min · 26 mi
Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail	2.6	100 ft	Easy	40 min · 27 mi
Erie Trail	2.3	52 ft	Easy	39 min · 21 mi
Old Valley Trail	1.2	188 ft	Easy	20 min · 7 mi
Castle Valley Trail	1.6	173 ft	Easy	21 min · 12 mi
Solon To Chagrin Falls Trail	2.3	150 ft	Easy	38 min · 27 mi
Shaker Blvd Multi-Purpose Trail	2.5	45 ft	Easy	31 min · 20 mi
Harrison Dillard Bikeway	3.2	104 ft	Easy	26 min · 19 mi
Creek Trail	2.1	133 ft	Easy	23 min · 15 mi
Bridle Trail - NC3	1.6	178 ft	Easy	21 min · 12 mi

Quick picks near Mentor

Easy and short: Euclid Creek Greenway — 3.2 mi, rated easy, 14 mi from town
Biggest climb: South Chagrin Reservation All Purpose Trail — 368 ft over 7.0 mi, 23 mi from town

What the trails reach

Waterfalls: All Purpose Trail to Bridal Veil Falls; Buckeye Trail - Bridle Trail to Bridal Veil Falls; Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail to Great Falls; Garfield Park Reservation All Purpose Trail to Mill Creek Falls

Summits: Lucky Stone Loop Trail to Gildersleeve Mountain

Lakes: Pioneer Bridle Trail to Wiegand Lake; Bridle Trail - NC2 to Oxbow Lagoon; Lake-to-Lakes Trail to Fairmount Reservoir; Erie Trail to Stump Lake

Viewpoints: Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail to Cleveland Script Sign - Tremont; North Chagrin Reservation All Purpose Trail to Buttermilk Falls Overlook; Rabbit Run Loop Trail to Gorge Overlook; All Purpose Trail to Tinker's Creek Gorge Scenic Overlook

Beaches: Cleveland Lakefront Bikeway to Perkins Beach

Trail guides near Mentor

Bike & Hike Trail — 10.8 mi, 208 ft climb · 30 mi away
Bridle Trail RR1 — 6.9 mi, 111 ft climb · 34 mi away
Bike and Hike Trail — 9.6 mi, 90 ft climb · 35 mi away
Rocky River All Purpose Trail — 13.6 mi, 200 ft climb · 35 mi away

Nearby towns: Cleveland (23 mi) · Akron (43 mi) · Lorain (47 mi) · Greenville (53 mi)

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