Hiking – NW Ohio

This region is really flat. The Maumee River and the Miami & Ohio Canal provide interesting locations.

Short trails around this impounded fishing lake.

https://ohiodnr.gov/wps/portal/gov/odnr/go-and-do/plan-a-visit/find-a-property/oxbow-lake-wildlife-area

This dam is a highlight of the extensive Miami & Ohio Canal trail.

 

    A view of the dam in early fall

https://ohiodnr.gov/wps/portal/gov/odnr/go-and-do/plan-a-visit/find-a-property/independence-dam-state-park

5 miles of trails in this old growth woods preserved in the midst of the Black Swamp. Burr Oaks are the highlight.

https://ohiodnr.gov/wps/portal/gov/odnr/go-and-do/plan-a-visit/find-a-property/goll-woods-state-nature-preserve

Hiking trails shared with horses along the banks of this lake.

https://ohiodnr.gov/wps/portal/gov/odnr/go-and-do/plan-a-visit/find-a-property/van-buren-state-park

Miami & Erie Canal towpath continues, including through some small towns.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_and_Erie_Canal

Short trail through Black Swamp and along dammed stream.

https://pauldingswcd.org/black-swamp-nature-preserve/

Short hike east along the abandoned railroad right-of-way.

https://ohiodnr.gov/wps/portal/gov/odnr/go-and-do/plan-a-visit/find-a-property/cascade-wayside-wildlife-area

Mature woods nature preserve.

https://ohiodnr.gov/wps/portal/gov/odnr/go-and-do/plan-a-visit/find-a-property/kendrick-woods-state-nature-preserve

Trails along this small impounded fishing lake.

https://ohiodnr.gov/wps/portal/gov/odnr/go-and-do/plan-a-visit/find-a-property/harrison-lake-state-park

History, trails and waterfalls along the broad Maumee River west of Toledo.

https://metroparkstoledo.com/explore-your-parks/providence-metropark/

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