Top Adventures in Ohio
Hike & Camp in Hocking Hills, Ohio
If you find yourself in Ohio, you must stop in Logan and visit the Hocking Hills. This place seems to consistently find itself on lists for the best hiking in the country - and for good reason. The forest and state park is vast, and it includes Ol...
3 miles
Hike to Brandywine Falls
CVNP only has one designated camping area with five sites, located behind the Stanford House. The Conservancy for CVNP runs the reservations, and they fill up quickly so plan ahead (I made my reservation about 2 months in advance, and it was the e...
4.5 miles
300 ft gain
Hike to Old Man's Cave
Take the Rim Trail in Hocking Hills State Park, which descends into the deep gorge and takes you alongside a stream as you head towards a number of cascades and interesting rock faces. There is also a wheelchair accessible Gorge Trail (0.75 miles)...
2 miles
Hike the Ledges Trail
Drive and park in the area shown on the map. If you are in the parking lot near a big open field, you made it to the right place. There are two ways to take the trail from here, south or north. I suggest that you go North first (towards the she...
3 miles
400 ft gain
Hike to Blue Hen Falls
Within Cuyahoga Valley National Park lies an amazing little waterfall known as Blue Hen Falls. There are few parking spots at the given address but there is an overflow lot right across the street. After parking you will descend down a semi steep ...
1 miles
0 ft gain
Hike to Cedar Falls
Located on Queer Creek in Hocking Hills State Park, the popular 50 ft-Cedar Falls still tends to be less crowded than Old Man's Cave. There are scenic views to be had year-round off of the stream-lined path, starting from the lower parking lot off...
1 miles
Hike to Cedar Cliff Falls
Starting from the Indian Mound Reserve parking lot, follow the private drive back until the signs indicate to follow the trail through the woods to the right, about 1/4 mile. Make sure you stay right of the painted yellow line on the road, trespas...
2.6 miles
250 ft gain
Explore Ohio Caverns
Ohio Caverns is a locally owned private establishment with guided tours through the cave system that lies beneath the rolling farmland of Central Western Ohio. The caves were formed by the dissolution of the Devonian limestone bedrock below, givin...
1 miles
80 ft gain
Kayak Put-in-Bay
This is a fun, short trip. Could be completed in about 30 minutes and rentals are available if you cannot supply your own kayaks. The island is small, with adequate cliffs. It has littered the water around it with fallen boulders and rocks. Be...
Hike to the Elusive Corkscrew Falls
I like to describe this waterfall as the "elusive" corkscrew falls. A couple years ago, only one or two people had blogged on the internet about these falls. They were not super, descriptive details, so most of the time I wondered around till I fo...
1 miles
35 ft gain
Hike the Bridal Veil Falls and Tinkers Creek Loop
This popular waterfall and gorge in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park are linked by an easy, well-maintained trail. Both attractions are deserving sights – Bridal Veil Falls measures 15 ft tall, with multiple shale layers creating the veiled effec...
4.1 miles
321 ft gain
Hike up Brandywine Creek to Brandywine Falls
You first park in the Brandywine Falls picnic area shown there on the map. There are three ways you go can go right off the start. You want to take the trail to the left named the "Stanford Trail." The trail consists of medium to large stones t...
2 miles
