Ohio trails · Bike & Hike Trail

Bike & Hike Trail

A 10.8-mile out-and-back in Ohio, with 211 ft of climbing. Reaches Brandywine Falls and other viewpoint/waterfall destinations. Managed by the National Park Service.

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Length

10.8 mi

Elevation gain

211 ft

Difficulty

Moderate

Max grade

16%

Steepest mile

+120 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

0.1 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Managed by

National Park Service

Elevation profile

Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 57% of the ascent, between mile 5.0 and mile 10.0. It gives back about 243 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Brandywine Falls (waterfall)
Brandywine Falls (viewpoint)

Getting there

Bike & Hike Trail access — parking nearby. 41.27606, -81.53859 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:22 a.m., the sun rises at 6:51 a.m. and sets at 8:01 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:29 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 10 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 21.7-mile round trip takes roughly 8 h 15 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:06 p.m. — 4 h 55 min before sunset.

Loop options

Brandywine Gorge Loop + Bike & Hike Trail + Stanford Trail — 1.4 mi loop, 321 ft gain
Brandywine Gorge Loop + Bike & Hike Trail + Red Lock Trail — 6.8 mi loop, 786 ft gain
Stanford Trail + Brandywine Gorge Loop + Bike & Hike Trail — 10.4 mi loop, 1,150 ft gain