Ohio trails · Buckeye Trail
Buckeye Trail
A 9.8-mile out-and-back in Ohio, with 716 ft of climbing. Reaches Rieveschl Overlook and other viewpoint destinations. Managed by Volunteer.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 779 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Rieveschl Overlook (viewpoint)
- Floods Point Overlook (viewpoint)
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Getting there
Buckeye Trail access. About 58 min drive (32 mi, 2 of them unpaved) from Portsmouth. 38.72579, -83.38672 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:14 a.m., the sun rises at 7:41 a.m. and sets at 6:56 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:23 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 15 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 19.7-mile round trip takes roughly 8 h 00 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:41 p.m. — 3 h 16 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Buckeye Trail + Pike Bridle System — 1.8 mi loop, 329 ft gain
- Pike Bridle System + Buckeye Trail — 3.0 mi loop, 765 ft gain
- Buckeye Trail + Hickory Grove + Thorn Mountain Bike Trail — 5.6 mi loop, 333 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Backpack Main Trail South Loop — 12.6 mi
- Backpack Main Trail North Loop — 12.6 mi
- Pike Apv — 24.5 mi
- Pike Bridle System — 29.2 mi