RailTrails in the Central Region of Ohio

RailTrails in the
Central Region of Ohio

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Ohio Department of Transportation's Biking Page

The trails in Central Ohio will be listed here by County and then alphabetically within county. Click on the County Name on the map to see the list of RailTrails in that County.

Fairfield County

FAIRFIELD HERITAGE TRAIL
Fairfield County Lanreco Park (East) to Ohio University at Lancaster (West)
3.3 miles/Asphalt
Fairfield Heritage Trail Association
When completed the trail will be 79.4 miles long.

Franklin County

ALUM CREEK MULTI-USE GREENWAY
Franklin County
Westerville (North) to Three Creeks Park (South)
22 miles (when completed)
Columbus Recreation and Parks Department
Parking at Westerville Recreation Center, Cooper Park & Gasto Park

HERITAGE TRAIL
Franklin County/Madison County, Hilliard to Plain City
7.0 miles/asphalt paved
Washington Township Parks and Recreation
Conrail (Pennsylvania)
Complete, to Plain City.
Hilliard to Hayden section opened in 1997

I-670 BIKEWAY
Franklin County
Airport Drive (East) to Fort Hayes Park (West)
3.5 miles/asphalt
Columbus Recreation and Parks Department
Chessie System (B&O, Pennsylvania) line relocation for highway

OHIO TO ERIE TRAIL AKA as the Prairie Grass Trail (See Trail Review)
50 miles (Milford, near Cincinnati, to Cedarville)
Asphalt Paved
Clark, Montgomery, Warren & Hamilton Counties. In Greene County the trail is also Known As (AKA) the Cedarville Trail since it travels from the Xenia Station through Cedarville on its way to London, Columbus and then North to Cleveland
Building on already established trails such as the Little Miami Scenic Trail North of Cincinnati that runs currently from Milford to Springfield, and the Towpath Trail (South of Cleveland) the sponsors of the trail anticipate that the Trail will be fully completed by 2003, which will coincide with the bicentennial of the State of Ohio.-The Ohio to Erie Trail is a part of the North Country Trail which winds through 5 Northwest U.S. States.

OLENTANGY-SCIOTO BIKE PATH
Franklin County/Columbus
18 miles/asphalt and concrete
City of Columbus Parks and Recreation Dept.
Hocking Valley Railway line relocation (?).
Follows a portion of old railroad grade and canal towpath south of Downtown.

WESTERVILLE BIKEWAY
Franklin County , Westerville
2.7 miles, Maxtown Road (North) to Schrock Road (South)
Westerville Parks & Recreation
Unknown Railroad
A series of connected bikeways is being planned.

Knox County

HEART OF OHIO TRAIL
Knox County
Open in Centerburg - State Route 3 at State Route 36
Is part of the Ohio To Erie Trail

KOKOSING GAP TRAIL
Knox County/Mount Vernon-Danville
14 miles/asphalt paved
Knox County/Friends of Kokosing Gap Trail
Conrail (Pennsylvania)
Several river crossings with spectacular views, passes through Kenyon College in Gambier.

MOHICAN VALLEY TRAIL See Also Mohican Valley Trail Website)
Knox County - Brinkhaven (East) to Danville (West)
4.8 miles/ Asphalt
Will connect to Holmes County Trail ( Holmes County)
and Kokosing Gap Trail
Mohican Valley Trail Board

Licking County

BLACKHAND GORGE TRAIL
Licking County/Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve, near Toboso
4.3 miles/asphalt paved, with approx. 2 mile crushed limestone trail
on opposite bank of river.
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Baltimore and Ohio (line relocation)/Columbus, Newark and
Zanesville interurban.
Historical markers with photographs, deep rock cut, unique
interurban tunnel, Ohio-Erie Canal locks.

OHIO CANAL GREENWAY
Licking County/Hebron
Located between Canal Park in Hebron and State Route 79 in Buckeye Lake
3.8 miles/crushed limestone
Licking County Park District
Penn Central (New York Central, Toledo and Ohio Central)
Adjacent to Ohio-Erie Canal route, replica covered bridge.

THOMAS J. EVANS FOUNDATION BIKEWAY
Licking County/Newark to Johnstown
14 miles/asphalt paved
Thomas J. Evans Foundation/Licking County Park District
Penn Central (New York Central, Toledo and Ohio Central)
Historical markers with photographs.
Newark to Hanover section opened in 1997.
See also the Panhandle Trail (below)

PANHANDLE TRAIL
Licking County/ E. Main Street and Morris Ave. to Hanover
7 miles/asphalt paved
Thomas J. Evans Foundation/Licking County Park District
Adjacent to active Columbus and Ohio River Railway
(Conrail, Pennsylvania) Former second track-
Note: The Evans Foundation is also instrumental in the development of an extensive network of paved walking/bicycling trails between downtown Newark, the Newark Campus of the Ohio State University and along Racoon Creek that will eventually link these two rails trails and others. Maps of the trail system are available at information stations along the trails.

Logan County

INDIAN LAKE TRAIL (In planning)
10 mile section Bellefontaine to Indian Lake.
No developer at this point}
Railroad unknown

Madison County

FRIENDS OF MADISON COUNTY PARKS AND TRAILS - See also Prairie Grass Trail (Below)
A grass roots organization in Madison County who developed their portion of the Ohio To Erie Trail through the county and also through the County Seat of London, Ohio
For more information contact Wayne Roberts

PRAIRIE GRASS TRAIL . The 38 mile Xenia to Cedarville, South Charleston and London trail is complete. The trail travels Northeast towards Columbus passing through Greene, Clark and Madison counties. Eventually, this trail will be a part of the link between Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleveland and collectively it is known as the Ohio To Erie Trail

Marion County

CD&M TRAIL
Marion, Union & Champaign Counties
Unknown length
Marion County Park District
Southwest from Marion to Urbana
Columbus, Delaware & Marion Interurban Railroad
Trail in Planning by Marion County Park District

PHOEBE SNOW TALLGRASS PRAIRIE TRAIL (Formerly Phoebe Snow Trail)
Marion County, Hardin County and Allen County
41 miles crushed stone and asphalt (when built)
Marion County Park District
East from Marion through Hardin County and stops 2 miles into Allen County. To Lima eventually
Erie-Lackawanna Railroad
Trail in planning by Marion County Park District

Union County

CD&M TRAIL
Marion, Union & Champaign Counties
Unknown length
Marion County Park District
Southwest from Marion to Urbana
Columbus, Delaware & Marion Interurban Railroad
Trail in Planning

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