Shawnee Trail - North Loop

Hike Name: Shawnee Trail - North Loop Location: south OH Length: 23 Submitted by: Bob Date Submitted: 0/0/00 Rating:	more Ohio trail reviews Ohio national parks Ohio state parks
For more trail descriptions and topo maps, try a Free Trial Offer from Trails.com

Description
Hiked the north loop this past July over the weekend (Fri - Sun). From the trailhead to Camp 1 is the most challenging section because of multiple steep climbs and descents. Camp 1 to Camp 2 is mostly along the ridge, so not too bad. Camp 2 to Camp 3 crosses several roads and goes near Camp Oyo (a Boy Scout camp).

The North Loop is a challenging hike to complete over the weekend. We hiked from the trailhead to camp 1 on Friday. On Saturday we hiked from camp 1 to camp 3 (skipping camp 2). On Sunday, we hiked from camp 3 back to the trailhead.

The water tanks are located about a mile from the camps. For camp 1, it's best to fill up before making camp than have to backtrack later. The water for camp 2 is actually further down the trail. This requires hiking past camp 2, down the steep, narrow trail to the bottom of the hill then hiking back up to the camp.

There weren't many "picture-perfect" sections of the north loop, except pehaps between camp 1 and 2 when you're hiking along the ridge opposite the firetower.

Directions to Hike
From Columbus take US 23 south to Portsmith. Go west on US 52 and OH 125.

Contact Information
Shawnee State Forest
13291 US 52
West Portsmith, Oh. 45663-8906

submit a new trail review

---

About Our Reviews

Many people ask us to recommend a place to go hiking. Instead of us deciding what places are best, we let the backpacking community help out. The reviews on budget-travels-tips.com have been submitted by our viewers. Some reviews are positive and some are negative. If you don't agree with a review, feel free to submit your own trail review.