Experience the Beauty of Ohio's Majestic Hiking Trails!
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By 1871, several factors pushed the cattle trade westward. Kansas farmers opposed Texas longhorns because they carried ticks that spread Texas fever, and quarantine laws limited where Texas cattle could enter the state.
Lori Jordan
Boots or trail runners for Ohio trails? A terrain-first, tested guide to when each one wins — mud, gorges, greenways, and winter ice — plus what I actually pack.
Ryan Jordan
Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve in Jackson County hides two sandstone gorges, cool hemlock ravines, small waterfalls, and Ohio's rare bigleaf magnolias.
Ryan Jordan
Tar Hollow State Park is one of Ohio's most remote hikes: a climbable fire tower, the 15-mile Logan Trail, and miles of quiet ridge-and-hollow forest.
Ryan Jordan
Great Seal State Park near Chillicothe hides Ohio's most rugged ridge hiking. Climb Sugarloaf Mountain to the view that inspired the state seal.
Ryan Jordan
Route 66 was once a key path for people heading west, especially during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, helping to boost the economies of towns along the way.
Lori Jordan
The city also has ties to the Lewis and Clark Expedition along the nearby Missouri River.
Lori Jordan
Lake Hope State Park in remote Vinton County: a quiet forest lake, the 1850s Hope Furnace ruins, a ghost town, dark night skies, and legendary Ohio fall color.
Ryan Jordan
Gorge Metro Park between Akron and Cuyahoga Falls: a Cuyahoga River gorge with sandstone ledges, Mary Campbell Cave, huge boulders, and a dam now being removed.
Ryan Jordan
Oak Openings Preserve near Toledo: a rare oak savanna of scattered oaks, sand dunes, wild lupine, and 50-plus miles of trails including the 16-mile Scout Trail.
Ryan Jordan
A guide to Gahanna Woods State Nature Preserve near Columbus, Ohio — spring vernal pools, buttonbush swamps, boardwalk trails, and rare wildflowers.
Ryan Jordan
A practical day-hike gear checklist for Ohio trails — boots, water, layers, and the safety items that matter, with no overpacking.
Ryan Jordan
