Serpent Mound, Ohio Buckeye Trail (Native American mound used as a calendar)
ADT in Ohio/Kentucky
State Coordinator
Patrick Hayes
5317 Royal Acres Drive
Lewisburg, OH 45338 patioh@woh.rr.com
General Overview of Trail
In 1803, Ohio was the first state to be carved out of the Northwest Territory. The Europeans who settled this region found hardwood forests that covered 95 percent of the land. Much of southern Ohio through which the ADT runs is still heavily wooded. The Appalachian Plateau in eastern Ohio has narrow valleys, steep hills, and many caves. The American Discovery Trail follows the Buckeye Trail for most of its route through Ohio from Chester Hill to Eden Park in Cincinnati. The 1,445-mile Buckeye Trail is unique among trails because it is the only trail that completely circles the state through which it runs. The route uses the least traveled public roads possible to connect offroad sections. The trail is marked with blue blazes for the Buckeye Trail section and ADT markers for connections to West Virginia and Indiana.
Detailed Trail Description
The ADT route in Ohio is 524 miles long, on trails through public lands and private lands with landowner permission. There are 11 sections:
Belpre (WVA border) to Chesterhill, OH — 33.4 miles
Chesterhill, OH (begin Buckeye trail) to East Branch Church Road/SR 78 — 15.5 miles
East Branch Church Road/SR 78 to Ohio SR 664 — 56.2 miles
Ohio SR 664 to SR 327 — 42.5 miles
Ohio SR 327 to Pike Lake State Park — 62.0 miles
Pike Lake State Park to Beaver Pond Road at entrance to Davis Memorial State Nature Preserve— 52.4 miles
Beaver Pond Road at entrance to Davis Memorial State Nature Preserve to Long Lick & Sunshine Ridge Roads — 44.5
Long Lick & Sunshine Ridge Roads to Ohio SR 774 and Oakland-Locust Ridge Road at Grant Lake — 62.9
Ohio SR 774 and Oakland-Locust Ridge Road at Grant Lake to Eden Park, Cincinnati — 67.1
Ohio Trail ALert
