Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction viii
How to Use This Guide xiv
Trail Finder xvii
Map Legend xx
Northwest Hikes 1
1 Lakes and Plains of Prairie Oaks Metro Park 3
2 Coneflower Trail at Prairie Oaks Metro Park 8
3 Buck Creek State Park Shoreline Ramble 13
4 Glacier Ridge Hike 18
5 Blues Creek Preserve 23
6 Stratford Ecological Center Hike 28
7 Deer Haven Park 33
8 Highbanks Hike 38
Northeast Hikes 43
9 Hikes of Blendon Woods 45
10 Sharon Woods Loops 50
11 Hiking Network of Alum Creek State Park 55
12 Delaware State Park Loop 60
13 Mount Gilead State Park Hike 65
14 Dawes Arboretum 70
15 Dawes Arboretum East 75
16 Flint Ridge State Memorial 80
17 Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve 85
18 Mane Hickey Loop at Blackhand Gorge 90
Southeast Hikes 95
19 Three Creeks Hike 97
20 Blacklick Woods Hike 102
21 Hikes of Pickerington Ponds Metro Park 107
22 Chestnut Ridge Hike 112
23 Slate Run Hike 117
24 Stages Pond State Nature Preserve 122
25 Shallenberger State Nature Preserve 127
26 Hargus Lake Loop at A. W. Marion State Park 132
27 Alley Park Hike 137
28 Clear Creek Loop 142
29 Rockbridge State Nature Preserve 148
30 Cantwell Cliffs Loops 153
31 Conkles Hollow Hike 159
32 Ross Hollow Loop 164
33 North Loop of the Logan Trail 169
34 South Loop of the Logan Trail 174
35 Great Seal State Park Loop 179
Southwest Hikes 184
36 Deer Creek State Park Vistas 186
37 Clifton Gorge 191
38 Battelle Darby Double Loop 196
39 Dyer Mill Loop 201
40 Scioto Audubon Metro Park Walk 206
Hike Index 210
About the Author 211
