Hiking Ohio by Mary Reed

Author:Mary Reed
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FalconGuides, state hiking series, hiking, hikes, hiking trails, backpacking, day hikes, overnight hikes, wilderness, national forest, wildlife, nature
Publisher: Falcon Guides
Published: 2014-01-31T05:00:00+00:00

Miles and Directions

0.0 Start the Big Woods Trail at the trailhead kiosk. Walk straight into the woods (on the other side of the parking lot, a portion the Big Woods Trail heads into the state park). You’ll walk over a couple of footbridges within the first half mile of trail.

0.5 Come to a junction with an informal side trail just before the stream. Cross over the stream and pick up the trail, which switches back downstream. Look for the American Discovery Trail blaze.

0.7 Come to Brown Road. Take a left and walk along the road. (FYI: Water is available here.) The American Discovery Trail branches off. Option: You can turn back here for a 1.4-mile out-and-back hike.

0.8 Pass another trailhead on the left and follow the road as it curves to the right. In about 75 feet, hop onto the Sugar Bush Trail to the right, marked with a sign.

0.9 Reach a junction with the Blue Heron Trail. Continue straight.

1.2 Come to a fork. Take the left fork.

1.3 Approach the Sugar Camp parking lot. Walk to the other side of the parking lot and pick up the trail again, marked with a sign for the Sugar Bush and West Shore Trails.

1.4 Reach an unmarked four-way intersection. Take a left to return on the Sugar Bush Trail.

1.5 Come to a fork. Again, stay to the left.

1.6 Come to another fork. Again, stay left.

1.7Return to Sugar Camp Road. Take a right and in about 75 feet come to a trailhead kiosk for the Big Woods Trail. Walk straight past the trailhead and back into the woods.

1.8 Cross the stream and come to a T-intersection with the original trail. Take a right and return the way you came.

2.3 Arrive back at the trailhead.

Hike Information

Local information: Oxford Visitors and Convention Bureau, (513) 523-8687, www.enjoyoxford.org

Local events and attractions: Hueston Woods State Park, College Corner; (513) 523-6347; http://parks.ohiodnr.gov/huestonwoods. The park is host to 10 miles of hiking trails, a fossil collection area, horse rentals, mountain biking trails, an 18-hole golf course, and a paintball range. Boating, fishing, and swimming are popular on the 625-acre Acton Lake. Nearby Oxford is home to Miami University and the McGuffey House and Museum of William McGuffey of McGuffey Readers fame.

Accommodations: Hueston Woods State Park campground; call (513) 523-1060 for information or (866) 644-6727 for reservations.

Hueston Woods Lodge; call (513) 664-3500.

Restaurants: Hueston Woods Lodge dining room; (513) 664-3527

Bagel and Deli, Oxford; (513) 523-2131; www.bagelanddeli.com

Hike tours: Naturalist-led hikes are offered year-round; contact the park for up-to-date information at (513) 524-4250, ext. 27.

Organizations: Friends of Hueston Woods State Park, Inc., www.friendsofhuestonwoods.com

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