Quite efficent and organized lease and deed folders that tell a story of the purchased forest service lands. Wayne National Forest Marietta district is the place to be to play "hide and seek oil and gas wells." Warning: do not sit at the picnic table in front of the rangera office. It is specifically reserved for the squirrels!!
I loved it! Great backpacking trails and yes it is some pretty rough terrain especially with a 65 lb ruck on your back but hey that's some good conditioning if SHIFT right? I would totally do it again and certainly recommend it to beginners and pros alike. Check it out for yourself!
You guys really need signage for the short trail, my brother and I ended up on someone else's property and had to run for our lives when we saw their mastiffs!
The ranger station is accessible from Ohio 7. Do not follow Google map directions that take you off 7.
No clear signs to help you find the main entrance. Is there a main entrance? The website doesn't give you a map of their 300 miles of trails. I was driving around what felt like people's private property up gravel roads on very steep hills. I never did find it exactly. I ended up driving back down and out of Murray City to the only sign I did see about a trail head, but that also lead no where. I ended up getting out to walk around on the gravel roads and found that someone had dumped their dead dog in a trash bag on the side of the road. I could smell it about 20 feet away. The vultures had taken it out of the bag and were pecking at it. I was hoping to spend the day out enjoying nature but instead I drove around way too much and ended up leaving more disheartened than when I went in.
I gave in and drove back to Hocking Hills Old Man's Cave which is very beautiful and clearly marked, but as always overrun with smokers and tourists. Disappointed in Ohio's hiking options.
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