Quietest hikes in Ohio
The highest acoustic-wildness scores: the routes where road noise, towns, and machinery are least audible, by distance and by the terrain in the way.
These are the 25 quietest hikes Ambleway has measured in Ohio, from 88% quiet at the top of the board to 78% quiet at the bottom. They run from 1.9 to 14 miles. The biggest climb on the board is Pike Lake State Park Beach–Buckeye Trail, 3 sights, gaining 2,098 ft. They lie across 4 named parks, forests, and preserves.
- Buckeye Trail 3 mi · ▲ 498 ft · 88% quiet
- Pike Lake State Park Beach 4.9 mi · ▲ 521 ft · 87% quiet
- Pike Lake State Park Beach–Buckeye Trail, 3 sights 14 mi · ▲ 2,098 ft · 86% quiet
- Pike Lake–Pike Lake State Park Beach, 5 sights 11 mi · ▲ 1,622 ft · 86% quiet
- Pike Lake State Park Beach–Buckeye Trail, 4 sights 7.8 mi · ▲ 1,101 ft · 84% quiet
- Martin Road 3 mi · ▲ 492 ft · 83% quiet
- Salt Fork Lake & Orange Bridle Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 715 ft · 83% quiet
- Salt Fork Lake Loop via Orange Bridle Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 771 ft · 83% quiet
- Pike Lake–Pike Lake State Park Beach, 3 beaches 6 mi · ▲ 885 ft · 82% quiet
- South Red via Blue Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 82% quiet
- Purple Bridle Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 501 ft · 81% quiet
- Clendening Lake & Buckeye Trail 8.2 mi · ▲ 920 ft · 81% quiet
- Beatty Hill 2.4 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 80% quiet
- Bridle Trail 60-61 & Buckeye Trail via Martin Road 4 mi · ▲ 594 ft · 80% quiet
- Airport Downhill–Airport Loop Loop, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 665 ft · 80% quiet
- Estep Hollow 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,305 ft · 80% quiet
- Orchard Bridle Trail & Valley Bridle Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 980 ft · 80% quiet
- Buckeye Trail–Orchard Bridle Trail, 3 sights 7.5 mi · ▲ 1,294 ft · 80% quiet
- South Ridge Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 1,336 ft · 79% quiet
- Orchard Bridle Trail 5 mi · ▲ 1,138 ft · 79% quiet
- Buckeye Trail via Martin Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 671 ft · 79% quiet
- Airport Downhill–Airport Loop Loop, 5 sights 8.4 mi · ▲ 1,322 ft · 79% quiet
- Mount Pisgah–Bridle Trail 60-61, 4 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 616 ft · 78% quiet
- Airport Loop–Buckeye Trail, 5 sights 13.6 mi · ▲ 1,770 ft · 78% quiet
- Buckeye Trail & Orchard Bridle Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 744 ft · 78% quiet