Ohio trails · Perimeter Trail
Perimeter Trail
A 12.8-mile network in Ohio, with 87 ft of climbing. Reaches Caesar Creek Lake. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 552 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Caesar Creek Lake (lake)
Getting there
Perimeter Trail access — parking nearby. About 26 min drive (15 mi) from Wilmington. 39.50183, -84.02209 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:17 a.m., the sun rises at 7:44 a.m. and sets at 6:58 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:25 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 14 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 12.8-mile route takes roughly 4 h 48 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:32 p.m. — 6 h 26 min before sunset.