About hiking in Washington County

Washington County, Ohio has 33 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 168 miles, an average of 5.1 miles each. The longest is Buckeye Trail (Whipple), at 40.3 miles. 8 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Washington County are like

By length, 17 are under a mile, 8 run 1 to 5 miles, and 8 are 5 miles or longer. 3 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Green Wood Trail, at 13.5 miles.

Of the 15 with a difficulty rating, 6 easy and 9 moderate. Of the 33 with measured elevation, Buckeye Trail (Whipple) climbs the most, about 9,248 ft, and 8 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 33 hiking trails, longest first

Buckeye Trail (Whipple)Hike40.3 mi ADT - Ohio D - Seg 1Hike30.5 mi Archer's Fork Loop TrailHike18.5 mi Buckeye TrailHike18.5 mi Green Wood TrailHike13.5 mi Ohio View TrailHike7.6 mi Scenic River TrailHike7.0 mi Kinderhook Long LoopHikeMTB5.3 mi Cisler TrailHike4.4 mi Jackson Run TrailHike3.9 mi 9 Bell TrailHike2.6 mi Davis Run SpurHikeMTB2.1 mi Campfire TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Council TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Covered Bridge TrailHike1.1 mi Old Walnut TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Kinderhook Short ConnectorHikeMTB0.9 mi Moon TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Boord State Nature Preserve TrailHike0.7 mi Ray Lang TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Millgate Entrance of Devola Multi-Use TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi North Hills Trail Western SectionHikeMTB0.6 mi Frontier Loop TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Glendale TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Kroger Wetlands TrailHike0.5 mi Devola Multi-Use TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Upper Frontier TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Chimney TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Kinderhook ConnectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Christy MallHike0.3 mi Drayer Spur TrailHike0.2 mi Pawpaw TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Plum TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi

← All Washington 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 4, 2026.