Hiking Ohio

Gary S. Williams is a lifelong Ohioan and hiker. Since 1987, he has been actively involved with the Buckeye Trail Association, an all-volunteer group that builds, maintains, and promotes a 1,444-mile hiking trail that loops around Ohio. In the association, he has been on the board of trustees, a columnist and editor of the organization's Trailblazer newsletter, the head of publicity, a member of the trail building crew, and a section supervisor for a 50-mile section of the Buckeye Trail. Williams has a bachelor's degree from Marietta College, a master's degree in library science from Kent State University, and 25 years of experience as a librarian. As a freelance writer, he has written many articles on Ohio's natural heritage and has self-published four books on early Ohio history: The Forts of Ohio: A Guide to Military Stockades; Spies, Scoundrels, and Rogues of the Ohio Frontier; Historic Tours of Ohio; and Gliding to a Better Place: Profiles From Ohio's Territorial Era. In addition to hiking, Williams enjoys canoeing and cross-country skiing. He resides in Wintersville, Ohio.

Northeast Introduction Beaver Creek State Park Cleveland Metroparks Hinckley Reservation-Whipps Ledges and Hinckley Lake Bedford Reservation-Tinker's Creek Gorge/Buckeye Trail Cuyahoga Valley National Park Three Waterfalls Hike Towpath and Deep Lock Quarry Trails Ledges Trail Towpath Trail, Botzum to Ira and Back Eagle Creek State Nature Preserve Clubmoss Trail Fernwood State Forest Fernwood State Forest Findley State Park Findley State Park Jefferson Lake State Park Oak Grove Trail Lake County Metroparks-Chapin Forest Chapin Forest, Buckeye Trail Malabar Farm State Park Bridle and Ski Trails Mohican State Park Lyons Falls and Pleasant Hill Trails Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District Tappan Lake, Buckeye Trail Norma Johnson Center Preservation and Conservation Loops Ohio and Erie Canal Corridor Buckeye Trail, Zoar to Bolivar Quail Hollow State Park Quail Hollow Beaver Lodge Trail Stark County Park District Ohio and Erie Canal Corridor, Warrington Road to Craig Pittman Park Walborn Reservoir, Shoreline Trail West Branch State Park West Branch State Park, Buckeye Trail Southeast Introduction Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve Blackhand and Quarry Rim Trails Boord State Nature Preserve Broughton Preserve Southwest Overlook, Western Ridge and Valley Trails Burr Oak State Park Buckeye, Loop, Tanager, and Chipmunk Trails Conkle's Hollow State Nature Preserve Rim and Gorge Trails Dysart Woods Outdoor Laboratory Dysart Woods Red and Blue Trails Flint Ridge State Memorial Quarry and Creek Trails Hocking Hills State Park Grandma Gatewood and Rim Trails Ash Cave to Cedar Falls Rock House Cantwell Cliffs Hocking State Forest Hocking State Forest, Buckeye Trail Lake Hope State Park Lake Hope Peninsula Trail Olds Hollow Lake Katherine State Nature Preserve Pine Ridge\Calico Bush Trail Salt Creek Trail Rockbridge State Nature Preserve Rockbridge State Nature Preserve, Natural Bridge Trail Salt Fork State Park North Country Trail and Buckeye Trail Kennedy Stone House Trail Wayne National Forest-Marietta Unit Lamping Homestead River Trail Loop Archer's Fork Loop Covered Bridge Trail Wayne National Forest-Athens Unit Wildcat Hollow Backpack Trail-Day Hike Wayne National Forest-Ironton Unit Vesuvius Backpack and Lakeshore Trail The Wilds Butterfly Habitat Trail Wolf Run State Park Wolf Run, Buckeye Trail Southwest Introduction Caesar Creek State Park Spilling Trail Cincinnati Metro Parks Eden Park Columbus Metro Parks Highbanks Metro Park Blendon Woods Metro Park East Fork State Park Backpack Trail-Backcountry Trail Loop Edge of Appalachia Preserve Buzzardroost Rock Trail Lynx Prairie Trail Five Rivers Metroparks Taylorsville Dam to Tadmor Englewood Metropark, White and Green Trails Fort Ancient State Memorial Earthworks Terrace and Connector Trails Fort Hill State Memorial Fort Trail Glen Helen Nature Preserve Glen Helen Natural Area Hamilton County Park District-Shawnee Lookout Park Miami Fort Trail Harrison Tomb State Memorial Harrison Tomb State Memorial Hueston Woods State Nature Preserve Big Woods and Sugar Bush Trails Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve-John Bryan State Park John Bryan State Park Miami County Parks Charleston Falls Preserve Ohio Historical Society-Piqua Historical Area Piqua to Lockington on the Buckeye Trail Raven Rock State Nature Preserve Raven Rock Arch Scioto Trail State Park Caldwell and Stewart Lake Loop Serpent Mound State Memorial Ohio Brush Creek Trail Shawnee State Forest Day Hike and Connector Trail Tar Hollow State Park Brush Ridge Trail Northwest Introduction Delaware State Park Lakeview Trail Goll Woods State Nature Preserve Toadshade Trail Independence Dam State Park Towpath and Buckeye Trail Kelley's Island State Park Kelley's Island North Shore Loop Trail Magee Marsh Wildlife Area Magee Marsh Walking Trail Maumee Bay State Park Boardwalk Trail Miami and Erie Canal Corridor Miami and Erie Towpath Trail, Deep Cut to Bloody Bridge Mt. Gilead State Park Lakeside Trail Oak Openings Preserve Metropark Sand Dunes Trail Sandusky County Park District-Wolf Creek Park Wolf Creek Park, Buckeye Trail Toledo Metroparks Farnsworth to Bend View Metroparks