Ohio tends to get overlooked when people think of hiking destinations, but the state has a surprising depth of natural beauty waiting just off the highway.
From the dramatic sandstone cliffs of the Hocking Hills to the gorges and ledges scattered across the northeast, there’s no shortage of trails that feel genuinely remote.
Late summer is a particularly good time to explore them, the heat softens, the crowds thin, and the forest takes on that full, heavy green that makes everything feel a little more peaceful…