Trails

Sensory Trail

Location:  Sensory Trail Park
1592 Granville Pike
Lancaster, OH

Length: 866’ extension of the bike/hike trail designated College Avenue, City of Lancaster Bike Path
Difficulty: Easy, flat terrain, paved path, ADA-accessible
Activities: Walking, Bicycling, Pets on Leash (clean up pets’ waste required)
Sights: Fetter Run (creek), large sycamore tree, birding opportunities during spring and fall migrations, ADA-accessible treehouse and swings, outdoor music instruments, nature stations
Restrooms:  No
Picnic Shelter: Yes

Cross Mound Trail

Location:  Cross Mound Park
11615 16th St SW
Stoutsville, OH

This trail is approximately one mile long.

Length: Approximately 0.5 mile
Difficulty: Moderate, sharp inclines
Activities: Hiking, Pets on Leash (clean up pets’ waste required)
Sights:  Ephemeral spring flowers, forested area, birding opportunities, ravines, ridges, Salt Creek, plus park features including WPA Pedestrian Bridge, Cross Mound
Restrooms: No
Picnic Shelter: Yes

Paw Paw Trail

Location:  Smeck Park
7395 Basil Rd
Baltimore, OH | Printable Smeck Park Trail Map

Length: Approximately 1.5 miles; Paw Paw Trail and Walnut Creek Trail combine to make a two-mile loop
Difficulty: Moderate – ridges, ravines, meadows, a long stairway
Activities: Hiking, Pets on Leash (clean up pets’ waste required)
Sights: Ephemeral spring flowers, sycamore trees, birding opportunities, meadows, stand of CCC-planted pine trees, paw paw trees, forested area, plus park features including Cruit House (log-framed house), Fetter-Hood Barn, Stover Windmill, pollinator garden, pond
Restrooms: Yes, portable toilets
Picnic Shelter: Yes

Walnut Creek Trail

Location:  Smeck Park
7395 Basil Rd
Baltimore, OH | Printable Smeck Park Trail Map

Length: Approximately 0.5 miles; Paw Paw Trail and Walnut Creek Trail combine to make a two-mile loop
Difficulty: Moderate – ridge, steps down a ravine, meadow, a long stairway
Activities: Hiking, Pets on Leash (clean up pets’ waste required)
Sights: Ephemeral spring flowers, sycamore trees, birding opportunities, ridges, ravines and steps, forested area, Walnut Creek, plus park features including Cruit House (log-framed house), Fetter-Hood Barn, Stover Windmill, pollinator garden, pond
Restrooms: Yes, portable toilets
Picnic Shelter: Yes

Oak Trail (East Loop)

Location:  Mambourg Park
5531 Cincinnati-Lancaster Rd NE (US-22)
Lancaster, OH | Printable Mambourg Park Trail Map

Mambourg Park is currently under development and not yet open to the public.  The opening was planned for Summer 2020; because of delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the opening date has not been set.

Length: Approximately one mile
Difficulty: Easy-to-moderate
Activities: Hiking, No Pets
Sights: Hikers can expect to see ephemeral spring flowers including large-flowered trillium and bloodroot, mature oak trees, birding opportunities, footbridges, forested areas, meadow, plus other park features. Pets are not permitted on this trail.
Restrooms: Portable Toilets
Picnic Shelter: No

Hickory Trail (West Loop)

Location:  Mambourg Park
5531 Cincinnati-Lancaster Rd NE (US-22)
Lancaster, OH | Printable Mambourg Park Trail Map

Mambourg Park is currently under development and not yet open to the public.  The opening was planned for Summer 2020; because of delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the opening date has not been set.

Length: Approximately 1.5 miles
Difficulty: Easy-to-moderate
Activities: Hiking, Pets on Leash (clean up pets’ waste required)
Sights: Hikers can expect to see ephemeral spring flowers, hickory trees, birding opportunities, gently rolling Fairfield County hillsides, a stream, meadow, and forested areas.
Restrooms: Portable Toilets
Picnic Shelter: No