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Hocking Hills State Park is a state park in the Hocking Hills region of Hocking County, Ohio, United States.In some areas the park adjoins the Hocking State Forest.Within the park are over 25 miles (40 km) of hiking trails, rock formations, waterfalls, and recess caves.
The park opened on November 30, 2021, as Central Ohio's 20th metro park. Portions of the park remained under construction, although 200 acres opened, including a 25-foot waterfall, trails, boardwalks, and a zipline. [1] The park still borders active portions of the Marble Cliff Quarry; other portions were sold for housing and mixed-use ...
The park features four trails: the Hermit Thrush Trail has 0.125 miles through forest, the Columbus Rotary Running Track is 0.5 miles, and the Wetland Trail is 0.4 miles. The longest is the Scioto Greenway Trail, which runs through the park for about 2 miles. It also connects north to the Olentangy Trail, which runs 14 miles to Worthington. [3] [5]
In 2013, the Scioto Greenway Trail opened new segments giving access to Grandview Avenue and Fifth Avenue, as well as to the Hilltop Connector Bridge, which continues southwest to the Camp Chase Trail. [1] The trail is within the Franklin County section of the Ohio to Erie Trail and is also part of U.S. Bicycle Route 50.
In Hilliard, Ohio, Homestead is a 44-acre (18 ha) park in Hilliard featuring a covered bridge, a replica train station and an outdoor amphitheater. It has a 0.75-mile paved trail which connects to the 7-mile Heritage Trail, which runs along the park's western border.
The Olentangy Trail, also known as the Olentangy Greenway Trail is a 13.6-mile multi-use greenway trail in Columbus, Ohio, United States. [1] The route is along the banks of the Olentangy River . The trail connects the Scioto Greenway Trail in downtown Columbus with Worthington Hills Park in Worthington, Ohio .
Highbanks also features ten trails, picnic space, a nature center, sledding hill, and nature preserve. It also includes numerous ancient burial mounds and earthworks from the indigenous Adena culture. The park was established in 1973, and named a National Natural Landmark seven years later. In 2017, the park's River Bluff Area opened to the public.
The Scioto Mile is a collection of parks and trails along both banks of the Scioto River in Columbus, Ohio, connecting parts of the Scioto Greenway Trail with downtown Columbus and Franklinton. The nine parks cover 145 acres (59 ha).