Hiking trails near Wilmington, Ohio

53 official trails lie within 25 miles of Wilmington — 130 miles in total, 49 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 263 ft; the median trail gains 58 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Perimeter Trail	12.8	87 ft	Hard	26 min · 15 mi
North Loop Bridal Trail	9.7	155 ft	Hard	1 h 02 min · 35 mi
Solidago, Horse Trail	14.8	82 ft	Hard	34 min · 19 mi
Mountain Bike Trail, Blue Trail	6.8	108 ft	Moderate	31 min · 15 mi
Lebanon Countryside Trail	4.1	263 ft	Easy	44 min · 31 mi
Caesar Creek Gorge Trail	2.3	169 ft	Easy	38 min · 23 mi
Fifty Springs	3.4	59 ft	Easy	26 min · 16 mi
Mountain Bike, Red Trail	2.6	55 ft	Easy	28 min · 15 mi
Spillway Trail	2.6	69 ft	Easy	18 min · 10 mi
Brown Trail (Sugarcreek MetroPark)	2.6	130 ft	Easy	48 min · 29 mi
Mountain Bike Trail, Green Loop, Campground	2.5	116 ft	Easy	29 min · 15 mi
Wellman Loops	1.7	57 ft	Easy	41 min · 22 mi
Lebanon Countryside YMCA Trail	1.7	171 ft	Easy	41 min · 27 mi
Richard L. Frederick Memorial Bikeway	1.5	167 ft	Easy	46 min · 28 mi
Farmers Trace	3.6	70 ft	Easy	34 min · 19 mi
Caesar Creek Gorge Loop Trail	1.6	154 ft	Easy	42 min · 24 mi
Upper Birch Creek Trail	1.3	116 ft	Easy	49 min · 30 mi
Campground Loop Trail	3.1	58 ft	Easy	29 min · 15 mi
Furnace	1.0	150 ft	Easy	52 min · 33 mi
Pin Oak, Campground Blue Trail	1.3	65 ft	Easy	35 min · 16 mi
Green Trail (Sugarcreek MetroPark)	1.1	92 ft	Easy	50 min · 28 mi
South Gorge Trail	1.3	71 ft	Easy	53 min · 33 mi
Moonlight Vista, Horses Trail	2.7	59 ft	Easy	34 min · 19 mi
Woodpecker Trail	1.5	56 ft	Easy	52 min · 29 mi

Quick picks near Wilmington

Easy and short: Lebanon Countryside Trail — 4.1 mi, rated easy, 23 mi from town
Longest: Solidago, Horse Trail — 14.8 mi, 14 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Perimeter Trail to Caesar Creek Lake; Caesar Creek Gorge Loop Trail to Caesar Creek Lake

Viewpoints: Long Loop to Observation Hill

Trail guides near Wilmington

Pike Apv — 13.2 mi, 342 ft climb · 35 mi away
Pike Bridle System — 16.7 mi, 549 ft climb · 37 mi away

Nearby towns: Middletown (30 mi) · Dayton (32 mi) · Springfield (34 mi) · Cincinnati (42 mi)

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