The Buckeye Trail is a

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and

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that loops around the state of

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. Part of it is on roads and part is on wooded

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. Road portions of the trail are gradually being relocated to separate trail. This trail passes through many of the most scenic locations in the state, such as the Hocking Hills region and the

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. It also goes through many small towns in Ohio, making this trail both an outdoor as well as a history experience. The trail's northern terminus is on

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in Headlands Beach State Park east of

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. From the northern terminus, one branch leads south down the eastern edge of the state while another leads west across the north towards Toledo. The two branches rejoin in southwestern Ohio in the city of Milford, where a single branch continues southwest to Eden Park in

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, the southern terminus. Major portions of the trail follow the old canal routes including the

Miami and Erie Canal The Miami and Erie Canal was a canal that ran from Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati to Toledo, Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, creating a water route between the Ohio River and Lake Erie. Construction on the canal began in 1825 and was completed in 1845 at a co ...

and the Wabash and Erie Canal in the West and the Ohio and Erie Canal in the East. The North Country Trail coincides with the Buckeye Trail for a large part of its route, and the American Discovery Trail also coincides with it through southern Ohio. Th
Buckeye Trail Association
a non-profit volunteer organization, maintains and develops the trail. The trail is identified by blue blazes, , on trees or poles. A single blaze marks the trail where the route is fairly straight or obvious, while a double blaze marks a turn with the upper blaze offset to indicate the new direction. A double blaze with no offset simply means pay attention - the trail route may not be obvious.

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File:Blaze on beech tree North Chagrin Metropark Buckeye Trail.jpg, BT blaze on a beech tree in North Chagrin Metropark File:North Chagrin Metropark Buckeye Trail.jpg, BT in North Chagrin Metropark File:Lakelogan.jpg, BTA Trail Crew installing new puncheon at Lake Logan State Park File:Trailattarhollow.jpg, Winter View of the Trail in Tar Hollow State Forest File:Trailatbendview.JPG, View of the Maumee River from along the trail at Bend View Metropark File:Mentormarsh.jpg, A typical BT blaze at Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve

External links

Buckeye Trail Association, Inc.
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Miami Rivers Chapter of the Buckeye Trail Association, Inc.Trail Talk - The Forum of the Buckeye Trail Association, Inc.

References

Hiking trails in Ohio American Discovery Trail Long-distance trails in the United States Transportation in Cincinnati {{US-trail-stub

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