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The Strouds Ridge Preserve is a project of
U.S. Geological Survey Map
at the U.S. Geological Survey Map Website. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
Protected areas of Athens County, Ohio Transportation in Athens County, Ohio {{AthensCountyOH-geo-stub
Athens, Ohio
Athens is a city in Athens County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 23,849 at the 2020 United States census. Located along the Hocking River within Appalachian Ohio about southeast of Columbus, Ohio, Columbus, Athe ...
, to create a greenbelt
A green belt or greenbelt is a policy, and land-use zone designation used in land-use planning to retain areas of largely undeveloped, wild, or agricultural land surrounding or neighboring urban areas. Similar concepts are greenways or gree ...
buffer and trail
A trail, also known as a path or track, is an unpaved lane or a small paved road (though it can also be a route along a navigable waterways) generally not intended for usage by motorized vehicles, usually passing through a natural area. Ho ...
system on the outskirts of the city. This effort began in 2002, and has so far involved five parcels of land, for a total of , in three discontinuous tracts. All these properties, which include the pre-existing Sells Park
Sells Park, popularly known as Athens Pond, is a public park near Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Claimed to be "one of Athens’s best hidden treasures", it comprises , and includes Sells Pond (Athens Pond) which is composed of an area of .
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, are contiguous with Strouds Run State Park
Strouds Run State Park is a public recreation area abutting the city of Athens in Athens County, Ohio, in the United States. The state park is located primarily in Canaan Township, with a small part in Ames Township. Park boundaries coincide ...
.
Property acquisitions
One of the acquisitions was subsequently dedicated as the Dale and Jackie Riddle State Nature Preserve, and is otherwise known as Hawk Woods, anold-growth forest
An old-growth forest or primary forest is a forest that has developed over a long period of time without disturbance. Due to this, old-growth forests exhibit unique ecological features. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Natio ...
. One of the tracts, the Della Drive Tract, was acquired by Athens County
Athens County is a county in southeastern Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 62,431. Its county seat and largest city is Athens. The county was formed in 1805 from Washington County. Because Ohio's first state university, Ohio ...
, not the city. Also nearby are the -acre Blair Preserve, the -acre Tucker Run Preserve, the -acre Mary Beth Zak Lohse Preserve, the -acre Canaan Preserve and the -acre Baker Preserve of the Athens Conservancy.
Trails
The trail system is known as the Athens Trail system, and connects with the trails at the state park. The trail system centers around the Athens Trail, currently but slated to be a full-loop trail around the City of Athens, and the Rockhouse Trail, a scenic trail.
References
External links
U.S. Geological Survey Map
at the U.S. Geological Survey Map Website. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
Protected areas of Athens County, Ohio Transportation in Athens County, Ohio {{AthensCountyOH-geo-stub