Hiking trails near Mount Vernon, Ohio

37 official trails lie within 25 miles of Mount Vernon — 112 miles in total, 31 rated easy and 3 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 390 ft; the median trail gains 165 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Mohican Mountain Bike Trail	25.4	382 ft	Expert	32 min · 22 mi
Blue Trail	10.8	390 ft	Expert	37 min · 22 mi
Lodge Bridle Trail	4.6	275 ft	Hard	48 min · 30 mi
Pleasant Valley Bridle Trail	5.2	306 ft	Moderate	49 min · 27 mi
Greentrail	2.6	226 ft	Moderate	36 min · 25 mi
Hog Hollow Trail	2.1	371 ft	Easy	38 min · 25 mi
Osprey Trail	2.9	221 ft	Easy	49 min · 30 mi
Lyons Falls Trail	2.0	196 ft	Easy	46 min · 30 mi
Red /Blue Trail	2.1	271 ft	Easy	36 min · 25 mi
Red Trail	2.0	298 ft	Easy	36 min · 25 mi
Yellow Trail	1.6	272 ft	Easy	36 min · 25 mi
Holmes County Trail	4.7	116 ft	Easy	58 min · 36 mi
Shelter House Trail	1.1	317 ft	Easy	41 min · 26 mi
Panhandle Trail	9.8	54 ft	Easy	49 min · 30 mi
30-06 Trail	1.3	200 ft	Easy	46 min · 30 mi
North Rim Trail	1.0	264 ft	Easy	35 min · 23 mi
Lake View Trail	1.6	93 ft	Easy	37 min · 24 mi
Connector (Lobdell Preserve)	1.3	92 ft	Easy	47 min · 30 mi
Valley Trail	1.6	166 ft	Easy	24 min · 16 mi
White Tail Loop	1.5	120 ft	Easy	40 min · 22 mi
Muskingham Bridle Loop	1.0	153 ft	Easy	40 min · 24 mi
Malabar Farms Connector	1.4	128 ft	Easy	43 min · 25 mi
Loudenville Mohican Bike Path	2.6	54 ft	Easy	31 min · 21 mi
Oak Trail	1.1	165 ft	Easy	24 min · 16 mi

Quick picks near Mount Vernon

Easy and short: Hog Hollow Trail — 2.1 mi, rated easy, 18 mi from town
Biggest climb: Blue Trail — 390 ft over 10.8 mi, 17 mi from town
Longest: Mohican Mountain Bike Trail — 25.4 mi, 19 mi from town

What the trails reach

Waterfalls: Lodge Bridle Trail to Big Lyons Falls; Lyons Falls Trail to Little Lyons Falls

Lakes: Lake View Trail to Mount Gilead Lakes

Trail guides near Mount Vernon

Winter Hawk — 12.1 mi, 57 ft climb · 26 mi away

Nearby towns: Newark (22 mi) · Mansfield (26 mi) · Delaware (32 mi) · Coshocton (34 mi)

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