Backhand Trail

Backhand Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Backhand Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Backhand Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.67916, -82.57838. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Backhand Trail

• Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption · church · Fairfield · ~5 km · Must-see
• Clear Creek Metro Park · sanctuary · Hocking · ~12 km · Must-see
• Cantwell Cliffs · viewpoint · Hocking · ~19 km · Must-see
• Cross Mound · fort · Fairfield · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hocking State Forest · sanctuary · Hocking · ~28 km · Must-see
• Hocking Hills State Park · sanctuary · Hocking · ~29 km · Must-see
• Conkles Hollow State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Hocking · ~31 km · Must-see
• Slate Run Metro Park · sanctuary · Pickaway · ~32 km · Must-see
• Old Man's Cave · cave · Hocking · ~34 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph Church · church · Perry · ~35 km · Must-see
• Rose Lake · lake · Hocking · ~35 km · Must-see
• Buckeye Lake · lake · Fairfield · ~36 km · Must-see
• Buckeye Lake State Park · lake · Licking · ~37 km · Must-see
• Pickerington Ponds Metro Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cranberry Bog State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Licking · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bowman Mill Covered Bridge · fort · Perry · ~38 km · Must-see
• Stage's Pond State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Pickaway · ~38 km · Must-see
• Ash Cave Recreation Area · cave · Hocking · ~40 km · Must-see

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