One Tipp City man and founder of Tomfoolery Outdoors, Tom Helbig, took on the challenge of hiking the trail, spending 88 nights hiking across the buckeye state. He began his trek on St. Patrick’s Day from Canal Fulton and finished on July 15 in Milford, after taking a 24-day break in May because of a fractured elbow. Helbig is the 15th person to thru-hike the Buckeye Trail.
The history of this trail began in the late 1950s when a small group envisioned a trail from the Ohio River to Lake Erie. From there, the trail grew in size and now reaches almost every corner of the state.
The small group has now grown into what is known as The Buckeye Trail Association, a non-profit group of volunteers who maintain and promote the trail, according to Buckeyetrail.org.
Map
Use the map below to explore the 26 different parks and locations on the Buckeye Trail.
Here are just a few snapshots from others on the trail:
Edge of Appalachia Nature Preserve
Worthington
John Bryan State Park
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