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Hike the REI River Trail Columbus & Franklin County Metro Parks’ Scioto Grove Metro Park
This 3.6-mile out-and-back trail along the Scioto River offers gentle terrain, backpacking sites and family-friendly features like a swinging bridge and archery courses.
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Hike the Ledges Trail at Cuyahoga Valley National Park
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