Recreation area

Kinderhook Trailhead

Wayne National Forest · Ohio — managed by USDA Forest Service

First-come, first-served — no online reservations

About this campground

This is the Wayne National Forest's newest trail system which provides 12 miles of scenic riding. Horses, mountain bike riders, and hikers are welcome on this trail.The trail winds through some of the steeper hills on 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.

Getting there

To find this campground and trailhead west of Marietta, OH: Take Hwy. 7 east/north from Marietta to Newport (17 miles). Turn north at the Kinderhook sign at County Road 25, two miles past Newport Follow the road 0.8 miles to County Road 244 and the trailhead.

Activities

  • BIKING
  • HIKING
  • HORSEBACK RIDING
  • HORSE CAMPING

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Details from Recreation.gov's official RIDB catalog. Conditions change — confirm with the managing office before you go. Not affiliated with Recreation.gov or any federal agency.