Ohio trails · Knighton Nature Trail
Knighton Nature Trail
A 2.3-mile out-and-back in Ohio, with 138 ft of climbing. Reaches Turkey Creek Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 51% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 0.8. It gives back about 146 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Turkey Creek Lake (lake)
- Roosevelt Lake (lake)
Getting there
Park Loop Connector Turkey Creek access — parking nearby. 38.73796, -83.19974 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:33 a.m., the sun rises at 7:00 a.m. and sets at 8:04 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:32 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 04 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.6-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 51 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:52 a.m. — 11 h 13 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Campground Loop Trail + Knighton Nature Trail + Park Loop Connector Turkey Creek — 3.6 mi loop, 531 ft gain
- Lake Trail + Park Loop Connector Turkey Creek + Knighton Nature Trail — 3.4 mi loop, 520 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Backpack Main Trail South Loop — 2.6 mi
- Backpack Main Trail North Loop — 2.6 mi
- Conley'S Run — 3.9 mi
- Buckeye Trail — 10.1 mi