Ohio trails · Stone Church Main Loop
Stone Church Main Loop
A 17.6-mile loop in Ohio, with 272 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 1,233 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
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Getting there
OLD STONE CHURCH TRAILHEAD — parking nearby, restroom, water. About 52 min drive (28 mi) from Athens. 39.60768, -82.24861 · 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 17.6-mile route takes roughly 6 h 39 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:16 p.m. — 4 h 35 min before sunset.
Loop options
- STONE CHURCH MAIN LOOP + STONE CHURCH NORTH CONNECTOR + STONE CHURCH SHORTCUT TRAIL — 11.3 mi loop, 1,435 ft gain
- STONE CHURCH MAIN LOOP + Buckeye Trail — 4.1 mi loop, 91 ft gain
- STONE CHURCH SHORTCUT TRAIL + STONE CHURCH MAIN LOOP — 8.9 mi loop, 1,133 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Nct Athens Central — 0.0 mi
- Main Corridor Trail — 8.2 mi
- Dorr Run Loop — 9.5 mi
- Wildcat Hollow Trail — 11.8 mi