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On-trail landmarks

Buckeye Trail landmarks and waypoints

31 named places in 26 trail sections, ordered by approximate route mile. Use the category filters on the permit map to see these same points in Map, 3D and Explore in 3D.

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Section 1

Burton

  1. Headlands / northeast Ohio glacial country

    ≈ MI 14.2

    Rolling glacial terrain and old settlements

    Landscapes
    Sources

  2. Burton / Amish country

    ≈ MI 39.9

    Northeast Ohio rural cultural landscape

    Towns & resupplyHistory & cultureLandscapes
    Sources

Section 2

Mogadore

  1. Mogadore Reservoir

    ≈ MI 90.8

    ≈ 1,092 FT · 41.06408, -81.37209

    Water and woodland corridor

    WaterLandscapes
    Sources

Section 3

Massillon

  1. Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath corridor

    ≈ MI 156.3

    Major canal-history landscape

    WaterHistory & culture
    Sources

Section 4

Bowerston

  1. Tappan Lake region

    ≈ MI 218

    Appalachian foothill reservoir

    Water
    Sources

Section 5

Belle Valley

  1. Seneca Lake / southeast Ohio hills

    ≈ MI 279

    Rolling Appalachian terrain

    Peaks & viewsWater
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Section 6

Stockport

  1. Muskingum River

    ≈ MI 337

    ≈ 643 FT · 39.54760, -81.78807

    Major river crossing and lock history

    WaterTowns & resupplyHistory & culture
    Sources

Section 7

Road Fork

  1. Wayne National Forest ridges

    ≈ MI 397

    Wooded southeast Ohio hill country

    Landscapes
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Section 8

Whipple

  1. Ohio River country

    ≈ MI 457

    Deeply dissected Appalachian landscape

    WaterLandscapes
    Sources

Section 9

New Straitsville

  1. New Straitsville mining district

    ≈ MI 516.5

    Coal-mining heritage

    Towns & resupplyHistory & culture
    Sources

Section 10

Old Man's Cave

  1. Hocking Hills State Park

    ≈ MI 565.5

    Ohio's signature sandstone gorge country

    Peaks & viewsWaterLandscapes
    Sources

  2. Old Man's Cave

    ≈ MI 576.1

    ≈ 799 FT · 39.43328, -82.54314

    Iconic Hocking Hills formation

    Camps & sheltersLandscapes
    Sources

  3. Ash Cave

    ≈ MI 588.3

    ≈ 809 FT · 39.39937, -82.54435

    Massive recessed cave

    WaterCamps & shelters
    Sources

Section 11

Scioto Trail

  1. Scioto Trail State Forest

    ≈ MI 630.5

    South-central Ohio ridge country

    Peaks & viewsLandscapes
    Sources

Section 12

Sinking Spring

  1. Paint Creek valley

    ≈ MI 688

    Scenic south Ohio farmland and hills

    Water
    Sources

Section 13

Shawnee

  1. Shawnee State Forest

    ≈ MI 740.2

    Ohio's 'Little Smokies'

    Landscapes
    Sources

Section 14

West Union

  1. Edge of Appalachia Preserve region

    ≈ MI 800.5

    Limestone cliffs and rare habitats

    Landscapes
    Sources

Section 15

Williamsburg

  1. East Fork Little Miami River

    ≈ MI 856.5

    ≈ 607 FT · 39.03306, -84.14981

    Southwest Ohio river corridor

    WaterLandscapes
    Sources

Section 16

Loveland

  1. Little Miami Scenic Trail

    ≈ MI 904.1

    Popular river greenway

    Water
    Sources

  2. Loveland

    ≈ MI 915.9

    ≈ 599 FT · 39.26895, -84.26383

    Classic southwest Ohio trail stop

    WaterTowns & resupply
    Sources

Section 17

Caesar Creek

  1. Caesar Creek State Park

    ≈ MI 957.5

    Large lake and fossil-bearing cliffs

    Peaks & viewsWater
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Section 18

Troy

  1. Great Miami River

    ≈ MI 1011

    ≈ 836 FT · 40.12969, -84.23516

    Major western Ohio river corridor

    WaterTowns & resupply
    Sources

Section 19

St. Marys

  1. Grand Lake St. Marys

    ≈ MI 1061

    Large shallow lake

    WaterLandscapes
    Sources

Section 20

Delphos

  1. Miami and Erie Canal corridor

    ≈ MI 1108.5

    Western Ohio canal heritage

    WaterHistory & culture
    Sources

Section 21

Defiance

  1. Maumee–Auglaize confluence

    ≈ MI 1159.5

    Major river junction

    WaterHistory & culture
    Sources

Section 22

Pemberville

  1. Black Swamp region

    ≈ MI 1215

    Former Great Black Swamp country

    WaterHistory & cultureLandscapes
    Sources

Section 23

Norwalk

  1. Firelands / north-central Ohio

    ≈ MI 1269

    Connecticut Western Reserve history

    History & cultureLandscapes
    Sources

Section 24

Medina

  1. Hinckley Reservation

    ≈ MI 1323

    Rocky ledges and wooded ravines

    Peaks & viewsLandscapes
    Sources

Section 25

Akron

  1. Cuyahoga Valley National Park

    ≈ MI 1376.7

    Canal towpath, river and waterfalls

    WaterLandscapes
    Sources

  2. Brandywine Falls

    ≈ MI 1390.9

    Major Cuyahoga Valley landmark

    Water
    Sources

Section 26

Bedford

  1. Bedford Reservation / Tinkers Creek Gorge

    ≈ MI 1441

    Steep gorge and cascades

    WaterLandscapes
    Sources