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      Ohio trails are mostly based out of state parks, but there are a couple of county/municipal trail systems of note, another couple of private trail systems (Vultures Knob, Mohican Wilderness) and the trails in the Wayne National Forest. Some downhill style riding is available at Mohican Wilderness as well as freeride/enduro trails at Horn's HIll, Vulture's Knob, and the Wilds. The rest is mostly cross country.

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      Avg Trail Rating
      Trails (view details)
      4,885
      Trails Mountain Bike
      2,442
      Trails E-Bike
      1,317
      Trails Gravel Bike
      1,802
      Trails Adaptive Bike
      170
      Trails Winter Fat Bike
      156
      Trails Horse
      607
      Trails Hike
      4,602
      Trails Trail Running
      4,589
      Trails Dirtbike/Moto
      73
      Trails Observed Trials
      10
      Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
      73
      Trails Snowmobile
      12
      Trails Snowshoe
      203
      Trails Downhill Ski
      61
      Trails Backcountry Ski
      19
      Trails Nordic Ski
      211
      Total Distance
      5,124 miles
      Total Descent
      345,049 ft
      Total Vertical
      967 ft
      Highest Trailhead
      1,438 ft
      Reports
      16,326
      Photos
      3,518
      Completed Counter
      119,343

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      Lamb Loop
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      Mohican MTB Trail - South Caution
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      Highly rated popular blue difficulty singletrack. This multi-use trail can be used one direction. On average it takes 1 hour39 minutes to complete this trail.
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      East Rim Trail
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      Mohican MTB Trail - North Caution
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      Phase 2 Featured
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      Activity Type Stats

      activitytypetrailsdistancedescentdescent distancetotal verticalratingglobal rankstate rankphotosreportsroutesactivity logs
      Mountain Bike2,4423,109 miles164,875 ft1,044 miles892 ft
      		#383,24516,22493191,182
      E-Bike1,3171,558 miles92,156 ft536 miles846 ft
      		#2889,972337,911
      Gravel Bike1,8022,349 miles80,860 ft754 miles876 ft
      		#2311,10861,625
      Adaptive Bike170250 miles8,855 ft78 miles741 ft
      		#4075229
      Winter Fat Bike156150 miles9,738 ft55 miles741 ft
      		#43749913
      Horse607813 miles72,057 ft314 miles873 ft
      		#2512,1141153
      Hike4,6024,958 miles324,511 ft1,713 miles912 ft
      		#2620115,0423119,415
      Trail Running4,5894,949 miles323,835 ft1,710 miles892 ft
      		#251315,0222912,032
      Dirtbike/Moto73143 miles14,813 ft60 miles489 ft
      		#3231,61991
      Observed Trials108 miles269 ft2 miles279 ft
      		#3132636
      ATV/ORV/OHV73143 miles14,990 ft60 miles489 ft
      		#351,67644
      Snowmobile1213 miles584 ft4 miles696 ft
      		#341546
      Snowshoe203156 miles13,862 ft69 miles636 ft
      		#37126146
      Downhill Ski6111 miles3,543 ft6 miles771 ft
      		#296989
      Backcountry Ski1911 miles1,129 ft5 miles364 ft
      		#3298150
      Nordic Ski211176 miles12,946 ft71 miles784 ft
      		#291122332
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