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Olde Muskingum Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Olde Muskingum Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Newman, OH. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi932 – 945 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Olde Muskingum Trail 40.86078, -81.57598
Nearest town Newman, OH
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Olde Muskingum Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 933–944 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Olde Muskingum Trail · 40.86078, -81.57598

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Olde Muskingum Trail, heading SE.
  2. 2.8 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miReach Olde Muskingum Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 2.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/olde-muskingum-trail-out-back-11-km

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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