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Shawnee Ridge Loop route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
Great Seal State Park/Ohio

Shawnee Ridge Loop

Chillicothe, Ohio

11.7 mi

Distance

3,028 ft

Elev. Gain

4h 55m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Shawnee Ridge Loop unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Watercraft manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:252 ft
Max:399 ft
Gain:923 ft
Loss:923 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 252 ft and 399 ft across 11.7 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.252 ft301 ft350 ft399 ft0.0 mi2.9 mi5.8 mi8.7 mi11.7 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi265 ft
High point3.0 mi399 ft
End11.7 mi265 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

Managed by Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Watercraft

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Chillicothe, OH · about 3 mi away
County:
Ross County, OH
Jurisdiction:
Great Seal State Park · Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Watercraft

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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