Hoover Scenic Trail
Parking: 8405 Plumb Road, Galena, OH 43021
Trail Length: 0.6 miles
Hours of Operation: Trail open at all times to allow for commuting
Trail Information: The Hoover Scenic Trail extends from Plumb Road to Weise Road, south of the village of Galena, crossing Old 3C Highway via a bicycle and pedestrian bridge. It runs along the shore of the Hoover Reservoir and through the Hoover Nature Preserve (owned by the City of Columbus.)
Wildlife: A number of native wildlife have been spotted along the trail, including white-tailed deer, eastern cottontail rabbit, eastern chipmunk, gray squirrel, woodchuck, American beaver, muskrat, coyote, red fox, raccoon and striped skunk.
Many native and migratory bird species have also been spotted along the trail, including prothonotary warblers, bald eagle, osprey, cliff swallows, American avocet and marbled godwit.
Sandel Legacy Trail
(now including section formerly known as the Meredith State Road Trail)
Location: 168 S. Vernon St., Sunbury to 5769 N County Line Road, Centerburg
Trail Length: 5.9 miles
Hours of Operation: Trail open at all times to allow for commuting
Trail Information: The Sandel Legacy Trail is a segment of the Ohio to Erie Trail that extends from Sunbury, northeast to the Delaware-Licking County line. There is some off-trail section through the City of Sunbury. The trail continues at Hartford Road.NEW* The trail continues near Walnut Street.
Parking along the trail is available at:
Preservation Parks trail house, 168 S. Vernon St., Sunbury
Street parking in the City of Sunbury
Newell Recreation Preserve, 5875 Township Hwy 51, Centerburg (Licking Park District https://lickingparkdistrict.com/ )
For more information on the Ohio to Erie Trail and trails around Central Ohio, visit https://www.ohiotoerietrail.org/ and https://www.morpc.org/central-ohio-greenways/
