About hiking in Portage County

Portage County, Ohio has 85 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 205 miles, an average of 2.4 miles each. The longest is Buckeye Trail (Mogadore), at 70.8 miles. 4 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Portage County are like

By length, 55 are under a mile, 26 run 1 to 5 miles, and 4 are 5 miles or longer. 9 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Hiram Loop Trail, at 4.1 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 55 easy, 22 moderate, and 8 hard. Of the 83 with measured elevation, Buckeye Trail (Mogadore) climbs the most, about 5,203 ft, and 2 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 85 hiking trails, longest first

Buckeye Trail (Mogadore)Hike70.8 mi Buckeye TrailHike23.5 mi Headwaters TrailHikeMTB20.2 mi Portage Hike & Bike TrailHikeMTB11.1 mi Main TrailHike4.5 mi Hiram Loop TrailHike4.1 mi University EsplanadeHike3.8 mi Lester A. Lefton EsplanadeHikeMTB3.1 mi Black Cherry TrailHike2.8 mi 🟦Lakeside Loop 0.9miHikeMTB2.7 mi 🟢Silver Creek Loop 2.7miHikeMTB2.6 mi Club Moss TrailHike2.3 mi ♦ Quarry Loop 2.3miHikeMTB2.3 mi ◆Southside Trail 2.1miHikeMTB2.1 mi Deer Run TrailHike2.0 mi Seven Ponds TrailHike1.8 mi 🟦East Davis Loop 1.8miHikeMTB1.8 mi Bear HollowHike1.7 mi Osprey LoopHike1.6 mi 🟦Coyote Loop 2miHikeMTB1.6 mi Peek A BooHike1.5 mi Ski TrailHike1.4 mi Spicebush TrailHike1.4 mi Jay Lake TrailHike1.4 mi 🟦Coyote Loop 1.1miHikeMTB1.3 mi Lakeside TrailHike1.3 mi Cable Line RoadHikeMTB1.2 mi ◆Southside Trail 1.1miHikeMTB1.2 mi ClubmossHike1.1 mi 🟦East Davis Loop 0.6miHikeMTB1.1 mi 🟦Lakeside Loop 2.9miHikeMTB0.9 mi Kingfisher WayHike0.9 mi Bear RidgeHike0.9 mi Meadow TrailHike0.8 mi Blue TrailHike0.8 mi Tupelo TrailHike0.8 mi Grand Oaks TrailHike0.7 mi Meander Trail - 1 mileHike0.7 mi Fern TrailHike0.7 mi Beaver TrailHike0.7 mi Buckeye Trail LoopHike0.7 mi Sassafras TrailHike0.7 mi Farm LaneHike0.7 mi GoldenrodHike0.7 mi Glacial Esker TrailHike0.7 mi Ernest B. Miller TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Wood Frog TrailHike0.6 mi Florance E Couch TrailHike0.6 mi Wetlands TrailHike0.6 mi Butterfly TrailHike0.6 mi Woodland LoopHike0.6 mi Trillium TrailHike0.5 mi Storybook TrailHike0.5 mi Swann's WayHike0.5 mi Dr. Gordon F. Vars Memorial BoardwalkHike0.5 mi 🟢Silver Creek Loop 0.5miHikeMTB0.5 mi Sugarbush Trail - 0.64 milesHike0.5 mi Glacial TrailHike0.5 mi Buckeye Trail ConnectorHike0.5 mi Lakeview LoopHike0.5 mi Forest TrailHike0.4 mi Pinery Trail - 0.52 milesHike0.4 mi White TrailHike0.3 mi Oak Ridge TrailHike0.3 mi Baker-Spencer TrailHike0.3 mi Skunk Cabbage TrailHike0.3 mi Eagle LoopHike0.3 mi ◆◆ Expert Trail 0.3miHike0.3 mi Turkey TrailHike0.3 mi Picket Point ConnectorHike0.3 mi 🟦Lakeside Loop 0.3miHikeMTB0.3 mi Blue - East Davis Loop 0.6miHikeMTB0.3 mi Swan LoopHike0.3 mi Yellow TrailHike0.2 mi BLUE -Coyote Loop 0.3miHikeMTB0.2 mi Ginseng TrailHike0.2 mi Tom Collins Memorial Rotary TrailHike0.2 mi Meadow LinkHike0.2 mi Red TrailHike0.2 mi Fox LoopHike0.2 mi Grand Oaks Connector TrailHike0.2 mi Wood thrush TrailHike0.2 mi Eagle Point TrailHike0.2 mi Saxe RoadHike0.1 mi The George Jenkins and Jim Phelan Hall of Fame PlazaHike0.1 mi

← All Portage County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 25, 2026.