Backpack Side Trail

Backpack Side 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 Backpack Side 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 Backpack Side Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.72969, -83.15770. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Backpack Side Trail

• Shawnee State Park Marina · sanctuary · Scioto · ~9 km · Must-see
• All Saints Episcopal Church · church · Scioto · ~17 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Village · lake · Scioto · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tremper Mound · fort · Scioto · ~19 km · Must-see
• Labold Field · park · Scioto · ~19 km · Must-see
• Behm Mountain · viewpoint · Adams · ~26 km · Must-see
• The Edge of Appalachia Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~27 km · Must-see
• Walker Hill · viewpoint · Adams · ~28 km · Must-see
• Quiverheart Gorge · sanctuary · Adams · ~37 km · Must-see
• Adams Lake State Park · lake · Adams · ~41 km · Must-see
• West Union Presbyterian Church · church · Adams · ~43 km · Must-see
• Greenbo Lake State Resort Park · attraction · Greenup · ~44 km · Must-see
• Greenbo Lake · lake · Greenup · ~46 km · Must-see
• Piketon Mounds · fort · Pike · ~47 km · Must-see
• Chaparral Prairie Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~48 km · Must-see
• Serpent Mound · fort · Adams · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pike State Forest · sanctuary · Pike · ~57 km · Must-see
• Olive Furnace · fort · Lawrence · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Backpack Side Trail

Other treks near Backpack Side Trail

• Wasson Way · trek · Hamilton · ~150 km
• Shawnee Day Hike Trail · trek · Scioto · ~3 km
• Shawnee Backpack Trail · trek · Scioto · ~3 km
• Shawnee Bike Trail · trek · Scioto · ~9 km
• Shawnee Backpack Wilderness Side Trail · trek · Scioto · ~12 km
• Buckeye Trail (Shawnee) · trek · Adams · ~20 km
• Lynx Prairie Trail · trek · Adams · ~28 km
• Helen C. Black Trail · trek · Adams · ~28 km
• Buzzardroost Rock Trail · trek · Adams · ~31 km
• Buckeye Trail (Sinking Spring) · trek · Adams · ~48 km

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