Hiking trails near Napoleon, Ohio

41 official trails lie within 25 miles of Napoleon — 147 miles in total, 41 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 78 ft; the median trail gains 22 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork)	10.6	75 ft	Easy	29 min · 13 mi
Oak Openings Hiking Trail	8.8	31 ft	Easy	38 min · 27 mi
Buckeye Trail	11.0	26 ft	Easy	7 min · 3 mi
Red Trail	2.9	57 ft	Easy	49 min · 28 mi
Oak Openings Hiking Trail/Scout Trail	4.6	39 ft	Easy	32 min · 24 mi
Horse Trail (Oak Openings Preserve Metropark)	4.8	29 ft	Easy	38 min · 26 mi
Buckeye Trail (Towpath Trail)	7.3	22 ft	Easy	33 min · 26 mi
Hognose Section	4.2	20 ft	Easy	39 min · 25 mi
Wabash Cannoball Trail (North Fork)	2.8	49 ft	Easy	42 min · 25 mi
Oaks Loop Trail	3.0	32 ft	Easy	38 min · 26 mi
Wabash Cannonball Trail (South Fork)	3.2	29 ft	Easy	33 min · 26 mi
Maumee Apv	6.3	12 ft	Easy	37 min · 20 mi
Hognose Trail	1.4	25 ft	Easy	40 min · 28 mi
Evergreen Trail	1.5	23 ft	Easy	38 min · 26 mi
Blue Racer Trail	1.9	20 ft	Easy	40 min · 29 mi
Ridge Trail	1.2	16 ft	Easy	38 min · 26 mi
Northwest Territory Trail	1.5	13 ft	Easy	36 min · 29 mi
Ferns & Lake Trail	1.2	24 ft	Easy	38 min · 27 mi
Toadshade Trail	1.0	15 ft	Easy	36 min · 21 mi
Maumee State Forest	1.2	12 ft	Easy	31 min · 23 mi
Loop Trail	1.5	19 ft	Easy	42 min · 32 mi
Blue Trail	1.3	13 ft	Easy	26 min · 16 mi
Tower	3.0	12 ft	Easy	35 min · 25 mi
Camp	4.9	11 ft	Easy	29 min · 16 mi

Quick picks near Napoleon

Easy and short: Red Trail — 2.9 mi, rated easy, 21 mi from town
Longest: Buckeye Trail — 11.0 mi, 3 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Buckeye Trail to Independence Reservoir; Red Trail to Harrison Lake

Viewpoints: Buckeye Trail (Towpath Trail) to Bird Viewing at Indianola Overlook

Nearby towns: Toledo (34 mi) · Tecumseh (43 mi) · Hillsdale (45 mi) · Monroe (52 mi)

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