Ohio Hiking
I am moving to the Cleveland area soon, and am wondering what is available as far as hiking goes.
Any info would be great.
I bought this book at AAA in Ohio; it has several hikes listed in the Cleveland area. Also available at Amazon for about the same price; $13. Amazon also has several other Ohio hiking books listed. Favorite place to hike in Ohio is Hocking Hills (Old Mans Cave, Cedar Falls, Ash Cave. Its SE of Columbus, however.
I've heard great reports about 17 mile loop hike at the Oak Openings Preserve Metro Park near Toledo but I haven't hiked it yet.
Take a look at the Buckeye trail. It is over 1400 miles long and circumnavigates the entire state.
"The difficult can be done immediately, the impossible takes a little longer"
Try Old Man's Cave Section (Ohio), a thread about Ohio hiking trails.
The Cuyahoga Valley National Park has loads of 5 to 10 mile loop trails. The Buckeye Trail within CVNP is off road quite a bit, although not a loop.
There is a great outfitter right in the park. I am sure they have books and maps of local trails. Their website is here:
http://www.appalachianoutfitters.com/
Best to keep quiet if you are a Michigan football fan.
No camping in the valley....nice for day hikes and bike rides.
Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.-John Muir
Recently established campsites in CVNP behind the old Stafford hostel. Reservations needed. About 1/2 mile east of the Buckeye Trail. Also, nice 4 mile loop to Brandywine Falls from the campsite.Originally Posted by Jayboflavin04
http://www.nps.gov/cuva/planyourvisit/lodging.htm
Hocking Hills is an awesome place...The Valley is a nice loop trail, though!
In June as many as a dozen species may burst their buds on a single day. No man can heed all of these anniversaries; no man can ignore all of them.
~Aldo Leopold
Might be interested in Northeast Ohio Backpacking Club - or at least looking thru their website to see where they go!
My condolences. A running shoe might be more appropriate.
Pura Loco !
www.oasisofthetoucans.com
As a lifelong Ohioan, I am a bit embarrassed that Cuyahoga Valley got "National Park-ified" back in 2000.
It had been a National Recreation Area since 1974 and offers some nice dayhikes and cross country skiing, but a National Park?
Give me a break.
Blossom Music Center is within the park and is a fine venue for concerts.
All of that being said, Hocking Hills is beautiful, there is plenty of opportunity for recreational kayaking all thru Ohio, and western PA has many nice hiking spots.
Welcome to Ohio.
My deepest condolences if you embrace either the Browns or The Tribe.
What? Me worry??
shawnee trail in sciota county is a good 60mi loop they call it the little smokies
GRAVY
shawnee state forest and zaleski state forest
ditto on what geeselight said. i tend to hike both of those once a year before my annual section hike on the AT. of the two zaleski is better maintained, but the shawnee is more demanding and has better scenery....
fifo
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