The MetroParks Trail Checklist

Below is a list of each MetroPark and the trails in it, NOT including the Greenway Trails. While I may use the Greenway to loop trails together, I'm not counting this as part of this particular goal. I also did not include Bridle only trails or trails that are reserved for group use only. These are strictly the open to the public hiking trails. As I complete a trail, I'll mark it off. All information is from the MetroParks website and published materials.

Battelle Darby Creek 16.65 Miles Total
Ancient (1.9 miles, grass/gravel, easy to moderate)
Cobshell (0.8 miles, gravel/paved, moderate to difficult)
Dyer Mill (3.2 miles, grass, moderate to difficult)

Edgewood (1 mile, dirt, easy)

Harrier Loop (0.8 miles, dirt/grass, moderate)

Hawthorn (0.8 miles, gravel/paved, easy)
Indian Ridge (0.6 miles, gravel, moderate to difficult)

Lake Trail (1 mile, dirt, easy)

Prairie Way (0.25 miles, grass, easy)

Rail Way (0.7 miles, dirt/grass, moderate)

Teal Trail (1.5 miles, dirt/grass, moderate)

Terrace (2 miles, grass/gravel, moderate to difficult)

Turkey Foot (0.5 miles, grass, easy)

Wagtail (1.6 miles, grass, easy to moderate)


Blacklick Woods 6.1 Miles Total
Beech (0.5 miles, gravel, easy)
Buttonbush (0.5 miles, gravel/boardwalk, easy)

Maple (0.9 miles, gravel, easy)

Multipurpose (4.1 miles, gravel, easy)
Walter A. Tucker (0.1 miles, gravel/boardwalk, easy)

Blendon Woods 5.5 Miles Total
Goldenrod Pet (1.2 miles, grass, easy)
Sugarbush (2 miles, grass, moderate)
Brookside (0.75 miles, impacted gravel, easy to moderate)
Overlook (0.6 miles, impacted gravel, easy)
Ripple Rock (0.4 miles, impacted gravel, easy)
Hickory Ridge (0.25 miles, impacted gravel, easy)
Pond (0.3 miles, paved, easy)

Chestnut Ridge 2.4 Miles Total
Homesite (0.4 miles, gravel, moderate to difficult)
Meadows (1 mile, gravel, moderate to difficult)
Ridge (1 mile, gravel/boardwalk, moderate to difficult)

Clear Creek 12 Miles Total

Cemetery Ridge (2.5 miles, dirt, moderate to difficult)

Chestnut (2.2 miles, dirt/gravel, difficult)

Creekside Meadows (1.7, grass, easy)
Fern (1.7 miles, dirt, moderate to difficult)
Good Prairie (0.3 miles, grass, easy)
Hemlock (1.5 miles, dirt, difficult)

Lake (0.9, dirt, moderate to difficult)

Prairie Warbler (0.6 miles, dirt, easy to moderate)
Tulip Tree (0.6 miles, dirt, easy to moderate)

Glacier Ridge 6.6 Miles Total
Ironweed (2.8 miles, paved, easy)

Marsh Hawk (3 miles, paved, easy)

Red Oak (0.8, dirt, easy)

Heritage Trail
Only contains part of the Heritage Rail trail & a bridle trail.

Highbanks 10.7 Miles Total
Big Meadows (1 mile, paved, easy)
Coyote Run (3.5 miles, dirt, moderate)
Dripping Rock (2.5 miles, gravel, moderate to difficult)
Oak Coves (0.4 miles, paved, easy)
Overlook (2.3 miles, gravel, moderate to difficult)
Scenic River (0.6 miles, gravel, easy)
Wetland Spur (0.4 miles, dirt, easy to moderate)

Inniswood Metro Gardens 2.25 Miles Total
Boardwalk (0.5 miles, boardwalk/gravel, easy)
Brookwood (0.5 miles, paved, easy)
Chipmunk Chatter (0.6 miles, paved, easy)
Frog Talk Walk (0.1 miles, boardwalk, easy)
Sisters' Garden (0.25 miles, paved, easy)
Spring Run (0.3 miles, gravel, easy)

Pickerington Ponds 4.3 Miles Total
Arrowhead (1.7 miles, grass, easy)
Killdeer (1.1 miles, gravel, easy)
Meadowlark (1 mile, grass, easy)
Yellowlegs (0.5 miles, gravel, easy)

Prairie Oaks 8.5 Miles Total
Alder (0.6 miles, grass/dirt, easy)
Beaver Lake (0.9 miles, grass/dirt, easy)
Coneflower North (0.8 miles, grass/dirt, difficult)
Coneflower South (1.7 miles, grass/dirt, moderate to difficult)
Grassland (0.7 miles, grass/dirt, easy to moderate)
Lakeview (0.6 miles, grass/dirt, easy)
Mound Trail (0.3 miles, grass/dirt, easy)
Osage Orange (0.5 miles, grass/dirt, moderate to difficult)
River Rock (0.7 miles, grass/dirt, easy)
Sycamore Plains (1 mile, grass/dirt, moderate to difficult)
Tall Grass (0.7, grass/dirt, easy)

Scioto Audubon
Only contains part of the Scioto Greenway as an official trail.

Sharon Woods 6.85 Miles Total
Edward S. Thomas (1.1 miles, gravel, easy)
Multipurpose (3.8 miles, paved, moderate)
Oak Openings (0.25 miles, gravel, easy)
Spring Creek (1.7 miles, gravel, easy to moderate)

Slate Run 7.3 Miles Total
Bobolink Grassland (1.5 miles one way, grass, easy)
Covered Bridge (0.5 miles, gravel, easy)
Five Oaks (1.5 miles, gravel, moderate to difficult)
Kokomo (1.5 miles, grass/dirt/boardwalk, easy)
Lake (0.4 miles, paved, easy)
Shagbark (0.5 miles, gravel, easy)
Sugar Maple (1.4 miles, gravel, moderate to difficult)

Three Creeks 4.9 Miles Total
Bluebell (1 mile, dirt, moderate)
Confluence (1 mile, dirt, moderate)
Evergreen (0.5 miles, dirt, easy)
Heron Pond Loop (0.6 miles, paved, easy)
Madison Mills Loop (0.2 miles, paved, easy)
Sycamore Fields & Smith Farm Connector (1.2 miles, paved, easy)
Turtle Pond (0.4 miles, gravel, easy)

Walnut Woods 4.6 Miles Total
Sweetgum (2.6 miles, paved, easy)
Buckeye (2.0 miles, paved, easy)


98.65 Miles Total

Completed: 22.95 Miles (23.3%)