Ohio trails · Nct Athens Central
Nct Athens Central
A 26.6-mile point-to-point in Ohio, with 392 ft of climbing. Reaches Tecumsey Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 2,098 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Tecumsey Lake (lake)
- Wayne National Forest Pond (lake)
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Getting there
OLD STONE CHURCH TRAILHEAD — parking nearby, restroom, water. 39.60768, -82.24861 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:28 a.m., the sun rises at 6:55 a.m. and sets at 8:02 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:29 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 06 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 26.6-mile route takes roughly 10 h 03 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:59 p.m. — 3 h 03 min before sunset.
Loop options
- NCT ATHENS CENTRAL + WOOD THRUSH TRAIL + TECUMSEH TRAIL — 2.5 mi loop, 333 ft gain
- WOOD THRUSH TRAIL + NCT ATHENS CENTRAL — 2.2 mi loop, 303 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Stone Church Main Loop — 0.0 mi
- Main Corridor Trail — 8.2 mi
- Dorr Run Loop — 9.5 mi
- Wildcat Hollow Trail — 11.8 mi