1 Burton Section
57 miles · Lake, Geauga, Portage
From Lake Erie south through parkland, rail trails, small towns and farms. This is where the trail begins, at the northern terminus.
3 parksTrail towns
2 Mogadore Section
75 miles · Portage, Stark
75 miles of parklands, reservoirs and glacial landscapes, the longest section on the loop.
2 parks
3 Massillon Section
54 miles · Stark, Tuscarawas
Canal towpath, river valleys and rural roads through Stark and Tuscarawas counties.
Trail towns
4 Bowerston Section
64 miles · Carroll, Harrison, Belmont
Lakeshores, wooded ridges and country roads, through Muskingum Watershed lake country.
4 parksTrail towns
5 Belle Valley Section
58 miles · Guernsey, Noble
Rolling hills, dirt roads and parklands linking the Muskingum lakes to Appalachian Hills Wildlife Area and Jesse Owens State Park.
4 parks
6 Stockport Section
58 miles · Morgan, Noble
Hills, forests and river valleys through former AEP lands, with the Muskingum River lock at Stockport.
2 parks
7 Road Fork Section
62 miles · Noble, Monroe, Washington
62 remote miles of forested ridges and quiet back roads. One of the most remote and least populated stretches of the trail.
Remote1 park
8 Whipple Section
58 miles · Washington, Noble, Morgan
58 remote miles of forested ridges, valleys and rural roads. The road walking links the Marietta Unit of Wayne National Forest with the AEP ReCreation Land.
Remote2 parks
9 New Straitsville Section
61 miles · Morgan, Athens, Hocking, Perry
Forests, mining history and villages through Burr Oak State Park and Wayne National Forest.
4 parksTrail towns
10 Old Man's Cave Section
53 miles · Hocking, Vinton
Gorges, waterfalls and forested paths through Hocking Hills and into rural Vinton County. The most famous section on the loop.
3 parks
11 Scioto Trail Section
61 miles · Vinton, Hocking, Ross, Pike
Forest roads, ridges and remote trails through Tar Hollow and the Scioto Trail state park and forest.
4 parks
12 Sinking Spring Section
54 miles · Pike, Highland, Adams
Forests, earthworks and rural roads through Pike, Highland and Adams counties. This is the section of ancient sites.
2 parksMoundsTrail towns
13 Shawnee Section
56 miles · Adams, Scioto
56 rugged miles through steep ridges, deep hollows and dense forest in Shawnee State Forest, Shawnee State Park and the Edge of Appalachia preserves.
Remote3 parks
14 West Union Section
59 miles · Adams, Brown
From Appalachian hills to farmland through preserves and villages in Adams and Brown counties.
1 park
15 Williamsburg Section
53 miles · Brown, Clermont
Hills and country roads through East Fork State Park and Brown and Clermont counties.
1 park
16 Loveland Section
47 miles · Hamilton, Clermont, Warren
47 miles of paved and wooded trail along the Little Miami River through Cincinnati and Loveland. The southern terminus is at Eden Park.
2 parksMoundsTrail towns
17 Caesar Creek Section
55 miles · Greene, Warren, Clinton
Lakeshore paths, forests and trails, with the college town of Yellow Springs and Glen Helen.
4 parksMoundsTrail towns
18 Troy Section
52 miles · Greene, Montgomery, Miami, Shelby
River trails, towpaths and historic sites, from Pearl's Fen to Piqua, past the Wright Brothers' flying fields.
3 parksTrail towns
19 St. Marys Section
48 miles · Miami, Shelby, Auglaize
Canal locks, towpaths and canal towns.
3 parksTrail towns
20 Delphos Section
47 miles · Auglaize, Allen, Putnam, Paulding
Canal towpath, farmland and small towns.
Trail towns
21 Defiance Section
55 miles · Paulding, Defiance, Henry, Lucas
Canals, rivers and historic towns along the Maumee. The Buckeye Trail app's free demo covers this 56-mile section.
2 parksTrail towns
22 Pemberville Section
56 miles · Lucas, Wood, Sandusky
Flat farmland, country roads and small towns.
Trail towns
23 Norwalk Section
52 miles · Huron, Erie, Lorain
Gentle farmland, villages and rail-trail scenery.
1 parkTrail towns
24 Medina Section
56 miles · Lorain, Medina, Summit, Cuyahoga
Parks, lakes and rolling hills, from Findley State Park to Cleveland Metroparks.
3 parks
25 Akron Section
57 miles · Cuyahoga, Summit, Stark
Forests, canal towpath and parklands, including about 37 miles in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
3 parks
26 Bedford Section
66 miles · Cuyahoga, Lake
66 scenic miles from Brecksville Reservation to Lake Erie through parks and suburbs. The trail passes through five Cleveland Metroparks reservations.
5 parksTrail towns