Ohio trails · Main Corridor Trail
Main Corridor Trail
A 16.4-mile out-and-back in Ohio, with 376 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,797 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
MONDAY CREEK TRAILHEAD — parking nearby, restroom, water, fee site. About 28 min drive (16 mi) from Athens. 39.49175, -82.21238 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:10 a.m., the sun rises at 7:37 a.m. and sets at 6:51 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:18 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 14 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 32.9-mile round trip works out to roughly 12 h 33 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- MAIN CORRIDOR TRAIL + SNAKE HOLLOW TRAIL — 4.3 mi loop, 889 ft gain
- NEW STRAITSVILLE LOOP + MAIN CORRIDOR TRAIL — 2.8 mi loop, 360 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Dorr Run Loop — 5.3 mi
- Nct Athens Central — 8.2 mi
- Stone Church Main Loop — 8.2 mi
- Wildcat Hollow Trail — 11.1 mi