Ohio trails · Blue Trail
Blue Trail
A 10.8-mile network in Ohio, with 390 ft of climbing. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 49% of the ascent falls between mile 3.6 and mile 7.2. It gives back about 1,241 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
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Getting there
Blue Trail junction. About 37 min drive (22 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Mount Vernon. 40.59057, -82.29014 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:11 a.m., the sun rises at 7:38 a.m. and sets at 6:50 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:18 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 12 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 10.8-mile route takes roughly 4 h 12 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:50 a.m. — 7 h 00 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Blue Trail + Lake View Trail (Orange I Think) — 3.1 mi loop, 173 ft gain
- Red Trail + Blue Trail — 11.9 mi loop, 2,157 ft gain
- Blue Trail + Red /Blue Trail — 12.0 mi loop, 2,162 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Mohican Mountain Bike Trail — 2.1 mi
- Lyons Falls Trail — 2.9 mi
- Lodge Bridle Trail — 3.8 mi
- Lake View Trail — 27.8 mi