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Ohio is one of the best states in the country for long, easy bike rides. Old canal towpaths and railroad lines have been turned into hundreds of miles of trails, many of them paved, and southwest Ohio alone has one of the biggest connected networks of paved trails in the nation. Add a national park, Amish Country and brand-new mountain bike trails in the Appalachian hills, and there’s something for every kind of rider.
We’ve grouped the trails below into five regions: Cleveland, Akron and Northeast Ohio, Columbus and Central Ohio, Cincinnati, Dayton and Southwest Ohio, Toledo and Northwest Ohio, and Athens and Southeast Ohio. Each card lists the trail’s surface, length and type, with a link to the map, directions and the official trail page, so you can pick a ride that fits your bike and your legs.
Ohio Bike Trails Map
All 17 Ohio Bike Trails at a Glance
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| Trail | Region | Counties | Length (mi) | Surface | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail | Cleveland, Akron & Northeast Ohio | Cuyahoga, Summit, Stark & Tuscarawas Counties | 90.6 | Crushed Stone, Asphalt, Boardwalk | Greenway |
| Bike & Hike Trail | Cleveland, Akron & Northeast Ohio | Cuyahoga, Summit & Portage Counties | 32.9 | Asphalt | Rail-Trail |
| East Rim Trail System | Cleveland, Akron & Northeast Ohio | Summit County | 8.3 | Dirt, Rock | Mountain Bike |
| Western Reserve Greenway | Cleveland, Akron & Northeast Ohio | Ashtabula & Trumbull Counties | 42 | Asphalt | Rail-Trail |
| Holmes County Trail | Cleveland, Akron & Northeast Ohio | Holmes & Wayne Counties | 27 | Asphalt, Crushed Stone | Rail-Trail |
| Olentangy Trail | Columbus & Central Ohio | Franklin & Delaware Counties | 21.7 | Asphalt, Concrete | Greenway |
| Alum Creek Trail | Columbus & Central Ohio | Franklin County | 25.2 | Asphalt, Concrete | Greenway |
| Kokosing Gap Trail | Columbus & Central Ohio | Knox County | 13.4 | Asphalt | Rail-Trail |
| Mohican Mountain Bike Trail | Columbus & Central Ohio | Ashland County | 23.1 | Dirt, Roots | Mountain Bike |
| Little Miami Scenic Trail | Cincinnati, Dayton & Southwest Ohio | Hamilton, Clermont, Warren, Greene & Clark Counties | 77.7 | Asphalt, Concrete | Rail-Trail |
| Great Miami River Trail | Cincinnati, Dayton & Southwest Ohio | Miami, Montgomery, Butler & Warren Counties | 87.5 | Asphalt | Greenway |
| Creekside Trail | Cincinnati, Dayton & Southwest Ohio | Greene & Montgomery Counties | 15.8 | Asphalt, Concrete | Rail-Trail |
| Caesar Creek State Park | Cincinnati, Dayton & Southwest Ohio | Warren County | 13 | Dirt, Roots | Mountain Bike |
| Wabash Cannonball Trail | Toledo & Northwest Ohio | Lucas, Fulton, Henry & Williams Counties | 64.1 | Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Ballast | Rail-Trail |
| Slippery Elm Trail | Toledo & Northwest Ohio | Wood County | 13.1 | Asphalt | Rail-Trail |
| Hockhocking Adena Bikeway | Athens & Southeast Ohio | Athens County | 21 | Asphalt | Rail-Trail |
| Baileys Trail System | Athens & Southeast Ohio | Athens County | 88 | Dirt | Mountain Bike |
Cleveland, Akron & Northeast Ohio
A canal towpath through Cuyahoga Valley National Park, one of the country’s first rail-trails, technical park singletrack and a trail with its own lane for Amish buggies. 5 trails.
Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail
The Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail follows the route of the historic Ohio & Erie Canal for 90.6 miles, from Cleveland south through Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Akron, Massillon and Canal Fulton to Zoarville in Tuscarawas County.
It’s Ohio’s signature bike trail: flat, mostly crushed stone with paved stretches through the towns, and lined with old locks, aqueducts and canal villages. Inside the national park you can ride one way and bring your bike back on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad.
Trail facts
- Crushed Stone, Asphalt, Boardwalk
- 90.6 miles
- Greenway
- Cuyahoga, Summit, Stark & Tuscarawas Counties
- Cycling
Bike & Hike Trail
The Bike & Hike Trail was one of the first rail-trails in the country, and today it runs 32.9 miles on old railroad corridors from Walton Hills, just south of Cleveland, through the east side of Cuyahoga Valley National Park to Stow.
It’s paved and passes right by Brandywine Falls, one of the national park’s most popular stops, and the East Rim mountain bike trails. Some sections were closed for work in late 2025, so check Summit Metro Parks for the current status before you go.
Trail facts
- Asphalt
- 32.9 miles
- Rail-Trail
- Cuyahoga, Summit & Portage Counties
- Cycling
East Rim Trail System
Cuyahoga Valley National Park’s East Rim Trail System is a compact mountain bike network of about 8 miles, built for intermediate riders. The East Rim Trail (2.3 miles) includes the short, technical Post Line boulder field, while Lamb Loop (4.7 miles) and Edson Run (1.3 miles) add flowing singletrack through the woods.
Park at the East Rim Trailhead on Boston Mills Road and ride a short way north on the Bike & Hike Trail to reach the singletrack. Lamb Loop and Edson Run switch direction depending on the day of the week, the trails close in wet or icy weather, and Class 2 and 3 e-bikes aren’t allowed.
Trail facts
- Dirt, Rock
- About 8 miles of singletrack
- Mountain Bike
- Summit County
- Mountain biking
Western Reserve Greenway
The Western Reserve Greenway is a 42-mile paved rail-trail that runs north to south through the farm country of northeast Ohio, from Ashtabula, near Lake Erie, down to Warren in Trumbull County.
It’s long, flat and peaceful, with farm fields, woods and wetlands most of the way and small towns for breaks. If you want a long, easy day in the saddle without much traffic, this is one of the best trails in the state.
Trail facts
- Asphalt
- 42 miles
- Rail-Trail
- Ashtabula & Trumbull Counties
- Cycling
Holmes County Trail
The Holmes County Trail runs through the heart of Ohio’s Amish Country on a former railroad corridor, with about 27 miles of trail in two sections. The paved northern section is 15.7 miles long and runs through Millersburg and the rolling farm country around it.
What makes it unique is the second lane beside the bike path, built for Amish horse-drawn buggies and horses along the whole northern section. Expect to share the corridor with buggies, give them plenty of room when you pass and keep an eye on the surface.
Trail facts
- Asphalt, Crushed Stone
- About 27 miles
- Rail-Trail
- Holmes & Wayne Counties
- Cycling
Columbus & Central Ohio
Busy river greenways through Columbus, a quiet rail-trail in Knox County and one of the state’s best-known mountain bike loops at Mohican State Park. 4 trails.
Olentangy Trail
The Olentangy Trail is one of the busiest trails in Columbus, following the Olentangy River for 21.7 miles from downtown north past Ohio State University, Clintonville and Worthington.
It’s paved the whole way and passes riverside parks like Antrim Park. Downtown, it connects to the Scioto Trail and the rest of the city’s greenway network, so it’s easy to build a longer loop.
Trail facts
- Asphalt, Concrete
- 21.7 miles
- Greenway
- Franklin & Delaware Counties
- Cycling
Alum Creek Trail
The Alum Creek Trail runs 25.2 miles along Alum Creek on the east side of Columbus, from Westerville in the north down to Three Creeks Metro Park near Groveport.
It’s paved and mostly flat, winding through a string of parks and wooded creek corridors, and part of the cross-state Ohio to Erie Trail follows it through the city.
Trail facts
- Asphalt, Concrete
- 25.2 miles
- Greenway
- Franklin County
- Cycling
Kokosing Gap Trail
The Kokosing Gap Trail is a 13.4-mile paved rail-trail along the Kokosing River in Knox County, running from Mount Vernon through Gambier, home of Kenyon College, to Danville.
It’s quiet, shaded and very scenic, with river views, farmland and old railroad bridges, and it’s part of the Ohio to Erie Trail route across the state.
Trail facts
- Asphalt
- 13.4 miles
- Rail-Trail
- Knox County
- Cycling
Mohican Mountain Bike Trail
The Mohican Mountain Bike Trail near Loudonville is one of Ohio’s best-known singletrack rides, an IMBA EPIC loop of about 23 miles through Mohican State Park and the surrounding forest.
Expect rolling hills, roots and steady climbing, about 1,650 feet over the full loop, with sections ranging from easy to very difficult. The loop passes the park’s covered bridge over the Clear Fork of the Mohican River, a popular place for a break.
Trail facts
- Dirt, Roots
- About 23-mile loop
- Mountain Bike
- Ashland County
- Mountain biking
Cincinnati, Dayton & Southwest Ohio
Long paved trails along the Little Miami and Great Miami rivers, tied together by the Miami Valley’s huge trail network, plus wooded singletrack at Caesar Creek. 4 trails.
Little Miami Scenic Trail
The Little Miami Scenic Trail is one of the longest paved rail-trails in the country, running 77.7 miles from Springfield south through Yellow Springs, Xenia, Morrow and Loveland to Anderson Township near Cincinnati.
It follows the Little Miami River for much of the way, with shady woods, river views and trail towns like Loveland and Yellow Springs that are made for coffee and ice cream stops. Xenia Station is a hub where several other paved trails meet.
Trail facts
- Asphalt, Concrete
- 77.7 miles
- Rail-Trail
- Hamilton, Clermont, Warren, Greene & Clark Counties
- Cycling
Great Miami River Trail
The Great Miami River Trail follows the Great Miami River for 87.5 miles listed from Piqua through Troy, Dayton, Miamisburg and Middletown down to Fairfield, though there’s still a gap between Middletown and Hamilton.
RiverScape MetroPark in downtown Dayton is the heart of the trail, and from there it connects to the Miami Valley’s network of paved trails, often called the largest in the nation.
Trail facts
- Asphalt
- 87.5 miles
- Greenway
- Miami, Montgomery, Butler & Warren Counties
- Cycling
Creekside Trail
The Creekside Trail is a 15.8-mile paved rail-trail linking Eastwood MetroPark in Dayton with Xenia Station, passing through Beavercreek on the way.
It’s flat, easy and well shaded, and at Xenia Station it meets the Little Miami Scenic Trail and other long paved trails, which makes it the easy way to ride between Dayton and the Little Miami.
Trail facts
- Asphalt, Concrete
- 15.8 miles
- Rail-Trail
- Greene & Montgomery Counties
- Cycling
Caesar Creek State Park
Caesar Creek State Park, near Waynesville, has about 13 miles of mountain bike trails in the woods around Caesar Creek Lake, including the Harveysburg Loop, Ward Loop, Turkey Run and the Campground Loop.
The trails are rated intermediate, with short, punchy climbs and plenty of roots, and a full loop of the system is about 13 miles with roughly 1,200 feet of climbing.
Trail facts
- Dirt, Roots
- About 13 miles of singletrack
- Mountain Bike
- Warren County
- Mountain biking
Toledo & Northwest Ohio
Flat, quiet rail-trails through the farm country west and south of Toledo. 2 trails.
Wabash Cannonball Trail
The Wabash Cannonball Trail is a 64.1-mile rail-trail on two former railroad lines west of Toledo. From Maumee, one branch heads west to Montpelier and the other southwest to Liberty Center.
The eastern end, through Whitehouse and Oak Openings, is paved, while much of the western section is crushed stone or rougher ballast, so a hybrid or gravel bike is a good choice if you plan to ride the whole thing.
Trail facts
- Asphalt, Crushed Stone, Ballast
- 64.1 miles
- Rail-Trail
- Lucas, Fulton, Henry & Williams Counties
- Cycling
Slippery Elm Trail
The Slippery Elm Trail is a 13.1-mile paved rail-trail that runs from Bowling Green south to North Baltimore through the flat farmland of Wood County.
It’s quiet, easy riding with small trail towns along the way, and the Wood County Park District recently gave it a full repaving, so the surface is smooth.
Trail facts
- Asphalt
- 13.1 miles
- Rail-Trail
- Wood County
- Cycling
Athens & Southeast Ohio
A riverside rail-trail between Athens and Nelsonville and a brand-new 88-mile mountain bike system in the Wayne National Forest. 2 trails.
Hockhocking Adena Bikeway
The Hockhocking Adena Bikeway is a paved rail-trail that follows the Hocking River for about 21 miles from Athens, home of Ohio University, to Nelsonville, passing Hocking College on the way.
It runs along the river with wooded hills on both sides, and it passes right through Chauncey, the trailhead town for the Baileys mountain bike trails. Nelsonville’s historic public square is a good place to stop at the far end.
Trail facts
- Asphalt
- About 21 miles
- Rail-Trail
- Athens County
- Cycling
Baileys Trail System
The Baileys Trail System in the Wayne National Forest is one of the biggest mountain bike projects in the eastern U.S., and in July 2026 it was officially completed with 88 miles of purpose-built singletrack.
The trails wind through the forested hills of former coal country near Chauncey and Nelsonville, with options for every level. The main trailhead is at Chauncey-Dover Community Park, right off the Hockhocking Adena Bikeway.
Trail facts
- Dirt
- 88 miles of singletrack
- Mountain Bike
- Athens County
- Mountain biking
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