Back Channel Trail
Ohio
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0.8 mi
Distance
240 ft
Gain
20 min
Time
We don't cover this trail yet
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Back Channel Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 240 ft
- Elevation loss
- 240 ft
- Highest point
- 624 ft
- Lowest point
- 597 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
About this trail
Back Channel Trail is a 1.62-mile out-and-back hike in Ohio with 240 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 624 feet.
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