Hiking trails near Zanesville, Ohio

54 official trails lie within 25 miles of Zanesville — 133 miles in total, 44 rated easy and 1 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 283 ft; the median trail gains 134 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Straker Ridge Trail	9.2	254 ft	Hard	57 min · 30 mi
Buckeye Trail	5.9	276 ft	Moderate	57 min · 35 mi
Red	4.0	241 ft	Moderate	34 min · 14 mi
7 Red	3.9	173 ft	Moderate	41 min · 21 mi
Main Trail (Appalachian Hills Wildlife Area)	3.4	283 ft	Moderate	48 min · 24 mi
Perry Apv	4.1	116 ft	Moderate	41 min · 21 mi
New	2.9	232 ft	Moderate	34 min · 15 mi
Blue	3.6	124 ft	Moderate	46 min · 27 mi
Beaver City	3.6	175 ft	Easy	44 min · 22 mi
Blackhand Trail	4.3	69 ft	Easy	27 min · 16 mi
1 Blue	2.5	156 ft	Easy	38 min · 19 mi
Green Trail	3.1	252 ft	Easy	32 min · 14 mi
Chestnut Trail	1.8	270 ft	Easy	35 min · 18 mi
Upper Horse Trail	2.5	134 ft	Easy	22 min · 10 mi
Green	2.3	214 ft	Easy	36 min · 15 mi
S'More Trail	2.5	140 ft	Easy	23 min · 10 mi
4 Orange	1.9	96 ft	Easy	33 min · 19 mi
Lake Trail	2.1	134 ft	Easy	23 min · 10 mi
Blue Rock Bridle System	1.2	247 ft	Easy	37 min · 15 mi
Marie Hickey Loop Trail	1.9	181 ft	Easy	32 min · 18 mi
Licking Bend Trail	1.8	140 ft	Easy	23 min · 10 mi
Panhandle Trail	9.8	54 ft	Easy	27 min · 17 mi
Horse Trail Lower Marina Loop	1.3	166 ft	Easy	23 min · 10 mi
Yellow	1.3	244 ft	Easy	30 min · 13 mi

Quick picks near Zanesville

Easy and short: Beaver City — 3.6 mi, rated easy, 17 mi from town
Longest: Panhandle Trail — 9.8 mi, 14 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Straker Ridge Trail to Ohio Power Company Pond 9615-014; 7 Red to Perry Reclaim Dam Three Impoundment; Blue to Perry Fish and Game Association Pond; 1 Blue to Perry Reclaim Reservoir One

Mountain passes: Blackhand Trail to Black Hand Narrows; Chestnut Trail to Black Hand Narrows

Trail guides near Zanesville

Wildcat Hollow Trail — 14.8 mi, 335 ft climb · 26 mi away
Nct Athens Central — 26.6 mi, 392 ft climb · 27 mi away
Stone Church Main Loop — 17.6 mi, 272 ft climb · 27 mi away
Main Corridor Trail — 16.4 mi, 376 ft climb · 34 mi away
Dorr Run Loop — 13.9 mi, 325 ft climb · 36 mi away

Nearby towns: Coshocton (23 mi) · Cambridge (23 mi) · Newark (23 mi) · Lancaster (35 mi)

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