Best Mountain Biking in Ohio

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1

Ohio, Wayne County

01 :26 hrs
5.7 mi
55.40045 ft
Expert

Vulture's Knob is a privately owned but open to the public mountain bike trail system that hosts competitive racing annually. It is offers 125 acres and is open year round. The trails are man-made with the mountain biker in mind and the trails are considered the most technical in Ohio. You will find several short and steep hill climbs with short, tight turns a few log bridges that with error will leave you swimming. The trails are well marked and can sometimes flood.

2

West Virginia, Wood County

04 :09 hrs
16.4 mi
124.55699 ft
Hard

Located in Mountwood Park, this loop is made with the majority of the parks singletrack trails. This loop has only one hike-a-bike section as well as many uphill sections with rewarding downhills. There are some technical features along the way like, shaved logs, bridges, and rocks. All the trails are well marked and maintained. The trails are open year round offering four seasons of riding through scenic, rocky woodlands, as well as the historic ruins of the nineteenth century oil community of Volcano.

3

Ohio, McKean Township

01 :14 hrs
4.8 mi
56.59726 ft
Moderate

Denison University Biological Reserve is 350 acres of land to enhance the education of students in biology and environmental sciences through their courses. The reserve provides refuge for numerous amphibians, turtles, snakes, rodents, flying squirrels, deer, red fox and over one hundred species of birds. The trail doesn't have any real technical spots, just sharp turns and some short climbs. The trails are well maintained with great opportunities to see wildlife and birds.

4

Ohio, Ashland County

02 :47 hrs
10.6 mi
108.97525 ft
Hard

Mohican Wilderness State Park offers a fun singletrack loop on private land. It is used as a race course and has big climbs, fast descents through wooded terrain. The downhill has tight turns, logs, rocks and a few quick dips. This works well for doing laps.

5

West Virginia, Doddridge County

01 :22 hrs
2.6 mi
15.947403 ft
Moderate

The 72 mile North Bend Rail Trail offers numerous spectacular bridges and thirteen old railroad tunnels made of brick and sandstone. This section of the trail travels along an easy flat crushed limestone path through heavy wooded forest, offering stunning natural scenery. This trail offers many wildlife encounters, especially birds and deer. The North Bend Rail Trail can be traveled any length and section by using the trail side mile markers.

6

West Virginia, Ritchie County

05 :23 hrs
10.3 mi
46.51297 ft
Moderate

The 72 mile North Bend Rail Trail offers numerous spectacular bridges and thirteen old railroad tunnels made of brick and sandstone. This section of the trail travels along an easy flat crushed limestone path through heavy wooded forest, offering stunning natural scenery. This trail offers many wildlife encounters, especially birds and deer. The North Bend Rail Trail can be traveled any length and section by using the trail side mile markers.

7

West Virginia, Wood County

04 :26 hrs
8.4 mi
53.996323 ft
Moderate

The 72 mile North Bend Rail Trail offers numerous spectacular bridges and thirteen old railroad tunnels made of brick and sandstone. This section of the trail travels along an easy flat crushed limestone path through heavy wooded forest, offering stunning natural scenery. This trail offers many wildlife encounters, especially birds and deer. The North Bend Rail Trail can be traveled any length and section by using a shuttle plan.

8

West Virginia, Ritchie County

04 :07 hrs
7.8 mi
49.135864 ft
Moderate

The 72 mile North Bend Rail Trail offers numerous spectacular bridges and thirteen old railroad tunnels made of brick and sandstone. This section of the trail travels along an easy flat crushed limestone path through heavy wooded forest, offering stunning natural scenery. This trail offers many wildlife encounters, especially birds and deer. The North Bend Rail Trail can be traveled any length and section by using the trail side mile markers.

9

West Virginia, Ritchie County

03 :41 hrs
7.1 mi
63.06935 ft
Moderate

The 72 mile North Bend Rail Trail offers numerous spectacular bridges and thirteen old railroad tunnels made of brick and sandstone. This section of the trail travels along an easy flat crushed limestone path through heavy wooded forest, offering stunning natural scenery. This trail offers many wildlife encounters, especially birds and deer. The North Bend Rail Trail can be traveled any length and section by using a shuttle plan.

10

Ohio, Fulton County

00 :48 hrs
3 mi
1.926239 ft
Moderate

Maumee State Forest is located 15 miles southwest of Toledo. The area is flat with fine yellow sand and dark soil. The trails are open to motorcycles, mountain bikes and snowmobiles. This east side trail has a series of jumps, banked turns and some small hills that give a roller coaster feeling. Trails are posted as one-way travel in some sections.

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