Ohio trails · Lake Shore Trail
Lake Shore Trail
A 7.4-mile out-and-back in Ohio, with 92 ft of climbing. Reaches Lake Vesuvius. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 64% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 2.5. It gives back about 368 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Lake Vesuvius (lake)
Getting there
OLD BEACH TRAIL access. 38.61097, -82.63080 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:31 a.m., the sun rises at 6:58 a.m. and sets at 8:02 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:29 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 04 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 14.8-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 35 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:33 p.m. — 7 h 29 min before sunset.
Loop options
- WHISKEY RUN TRAIL + LAKE SHORE TRAIL — 4.5 mi loop, 250 ft gain
- LAKE SHORE TRAIL + BACKPACK TRAIL — 7.6 mi loop, 1,066 ft gain
- BACKPACK TRAIL + LAKE SHORE TRAIL + WHISKEY RUN TRAIL — 8.1 mi loop, 1,329 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Backpack Trail — 0.4 mi
- Vesuvius Main Loop — 1.1 mi
- Superior Corridor — 4.8 mi
- Hanging Rock Loop — 5.5 mi