Hiking trails near Wooster, Ohio

42 official trails lie within 25 miles of Wooster — 140 miles in total, 39 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 87 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	31 min · 24 mi
Blue Trail	10.8	390 ft	Expert	38 min · 26 mi
Lodge Bridle Trail	4.6	275 ft	Hard	48 min · 32 mi
Hog Hollow Trail	2.1	371 ft	Easy	37 min · 28 mi
Osprey Trail	2.9	221 ft	Easy	49 min · 33 mi
Lyons Falls Trail	2.0	196 ft	Easy	41 min · 27 mi
Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail	21.0	96 ft	Easy	38 min · 23 mi
Outer Trail	2.2	165 ft	Easy	18 min · 8 mi
North Loop (Charlemont Reservation)	3.7	72 ft	Easy	49 min · 33 mi
Holmes County Trail	4.7	116 ft	Easy	49 min · 30 mi
Spangler Trail	1.7	124 ft	Easy	13 min · 7 mi
Shelter House Trail	1.1	317 ft	Easy	41 min · 28 mi
Shoreline Trail	3.6	91 ft	Easy	47 min · 26 mi
30-06 Trail	1.3	200 ft	Easy	41 min · 27 mi
North Rim Trail	1.0	264 ft	Easy	33 min · 25 mi
Chippewa Lake Birding & Bridle Trail	2.3	87 ft	Easy	35 min · 22 mi
Chippewa Trail	1.9	93 ft	Easy	32 min · 19 mi
Heartland Trail	3.7	90 ft	Easy	21 min · 11 mi
Saddleback Trail	1.1	139 ft	Easy	13 min · 7 mi
Loudenville Mohican Bike Path	2.6	54 ft	Easy	31 min · 24 mi
Pink Horse Trail	1.2	70 ft	Easy	39 min · 28 mi
River Trail	2.2	46 ft	Easy	39 min · 25 mi
Noble Trail	1.6	105 ft	Easy	7 min · 3 mi
Pioneer Path	1.3	107 ft	Easy	32 min · 22 mi

Quick picks near Wooster

Easy and short: Hog Hollow Trail — 2.1 mi, rated easy, 24 mi from town
Biggest climb: Blue Trail — 390 ft over 10.8 mi, 24 mi from town
Longest: Mohican Mountain Bike Trail — 25.4 mi, 22 mi from town

What the trails reach

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

Lakes: Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail to Crystal Lakes; Shoreline Trail to Turkeyfoot Lake; Chippewa Lake Birding & Bridle Trail to Chippewa Lake

Beaches: Shoreline Trail to Turkeyfoot Beach

Trail guides near Wooster

Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail — 15.2 mi, 242 ft climb · 28 mi away
Zoarite Mine — 1.9 mi, 106 ft climb · 33 mi away
Bike & Hike Trail — 10.8 mi, 208 ft climb · 38 mi away
Bike and Hike Trail — 9.6 mi, 90 ft climb · 38 mi away
Rocky River All Purpose Trail — 13.6 mi, 200 ft climb · 39 mi away

Nearby towns: Akron (28 mi) · Canton (30 mi) · Mansfield (32 mi) · New Philadelphia (34 mi)

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