Trails are closed to horse use from December 16 to April 14 each year.

Horses, mountain bike riders, and hikers are welcome on this trail. This is the Wayne National Forest’s newest trail system which provides 12 miles of scenic riding. The trail winds through some of the steeper hills of the Wayne National Forest. It will lead you through a variety of vegetation: open fields, brushland, mature forest, and new forest. Along the way, you may glimpse wildlife and will recognize the influence of humans, both now and in the past. You will also pass many of our land management activities.

The Wayne National Forest is located in the hills of southeastern Ohio. This small national forest, in the heart of the heavily populated Midwest, covers almost a quarter million acres of Appalachian foothills. The Wayne is divided into three blocks administered by two Ranger Districts at Athens and Ironton. A field office is also located east of Marietta.

Visitors to national forest lands are welcome to camp, hike, hunt, and fish. The Forest boundaries surround a checkerboard pattern of ownership, with public and private ownership interspersed. There are over 300 miles of trails in the Forest for hiking, all-terrain vehicle (ATV) riding, mountain biking, or horseback riding.