Hiking trails near Portsmouth, Ohio

73 official trails lie within 25 miles of Portsmouth — 307 miles in total, 36 rated easy and 17 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 716 ft; the median trail gains 301 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Backpack Main Trail North Loop	14.8	651 ft	Expert	25 min · 15 mi
Backpack Main Trail South Loop	14.6	620 ft	Expert	25 min · 15 mi
Vesuvius Main Loop	29.7	469 ft	Expert	45 min · 33 mi
Backpack Trail	15.3	407 ft	Expert	42 min · 32 mi
Hanging Rock Loop	12.0	273 ft	Expert	34 min · 24 mi
Buckeye Trail	9.8	716 ft	Expert	58 min · 32 mi
Silver Arrow	7.2	601 ft	Hard	25 min · 15 mi
Coffee Hollow	7.4	603 ft	Hard	49 min · 30 mi
Wolcott Trail	7.6	434 ft	Hard	32 min · 16 mi
Superior Corridor	8.6	434 ft	Hard	32 min · 18 mi
Day Hike Trail East Loop	5.4	564 ft	Hard	29 min · 17 mi
Backpack Wilderness Side Trail	5.6	484 ft	Hard	40 min · 25 mi
Conley'S Run	6.0	323 ft	Hard	39 min · 22 mi
Lake Shore Trail	7.4	92 ft	Hard	44 min · 32 mi
Cabbage Patch	3.1	634 ft	Moderate	46 min · 27 mi
Pinkston	3.7	359 ft	Moderate	41 min · 23 mi
Crabtree Cemetery	3.3	299 ft	Moderate	53 min · 24 mi
Grass Lick	2.8	496 ft	Moderate	28 min · 16 mi
Powerline Trail	4.2	300 ft	Moderate	41 min · 26 mi
Kimble Loop	3.2	360 ft	Moderate	51 min · 35 mi
Red Trillium Loop	2.5	493 ft	Moderate	35 min · 25 mi
Lyra Trail	4.1	325 ft	Moderate	28 min · 14 mi
The Ohio Hanging Rock Trail	2.9	318 ft	Moderate	28 min · 15 mi
Pond Lick	2.6	565 ft	Moderate	22 min · 13 mi

Quick picks near Portsmouth

Easy and short: Rock Lick — 1.9 mi, rated easy, 12 mi from town
Biggest climb: Buckeye Trail — 716 ft over 9.8 mi, 24 mi from town
Longest: Vesuvius Main Loop — 29.7 mi, 21 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Vesuvius Main Loop to Sand Hill

Lakes: Backpack Main Trail South Loop to Pond Lick Lake; Backpack Trail to Lake Vesuvius; Superior Corridor to Superior Marquette Cement Company Pond; Conley'S Run to Bear Creek Lake

Viewpoints: Buckeye Trail to Rieveschl Overlook

Trail guides near Portsmouth

Pike Bridle System — 16.7 mi, 549 ft climb · 31 mi away
Pike Apv — 13.2 mi, 342 ft climb · 31 mi away
Richland Apv — 8.3 mi, 307 ft climb · 34 mi away
Scioto Trail Bridle Trail — 6.9 mi, 382 ft climb · 35 mi away
Tar Hollow Bridle System — 20.8 mi, 469 ft climb · 40 mi away

Nearby towns: Ironton (21 mi) · Jackson (26 mi) · Chillicothe (40 mi) · Morehead (47 mi)

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