Ohio trails · Straker Ridge Trail

Straker Ridge Trail

A 9.2-mile out-and-back in Ohio, with 254 ft of climbing. Reaches Ohio Power Company Pond 9615-014.

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Length

9.2 mi

Elevation gain

254 ft

Difficulty

Hard

Max grade

13%

Steepest mile

+118 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

0.1 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Surface

Unpaved

Bikes

Horses

Elevation profile

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 288 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Ohio Power Company Pond 9615-014 (lake)

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

Straker Ridge Trail access. About 57 min drive (30 mi, 2 of them unpaved) from Zanesville. 39.75001, -81.73106 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:08 a.m., the sun rises at 7:35 a.m. and sets at 6:49 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:16 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 14 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 18.4-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 05 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:40 p.m. — 4 h 09 min before sunset.