Best Walking Trails in Columbus

This walk takes you along the Scioto River starting at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center in the Scioto Audubon Park to the downtown Columbus area. You will pass by and go through a few different parks and memorials while also crossing two bridges. This walk will give you scenic views of the Scioto River with the backdrop of downtown Columbus. Accessibility: There are 2 designated accessible spaces in the paved parking lot off of Whittier Street at the south end of the trail. Both of them...

Great place to walk, run or bike! They have pickle ball courts off of the trails and multiple benches to take a rest and several bridges connecting the other side of the river.

Gahanna Woods is a nature preserve with unique wooded swamp lands and wildflowers

This lovely loop takes you around two lakes: Turtle Cove and Swan Lake. You'll also get to check out Milliken Falls and the Quarry Trail Metro Park's boardwalk through the lake! This loop is paved for most of the route. After the falls, you can follow the Milliken Falls Lower Trail as mapped here, or take a shortcut back to the parking area by going straight across between the two lakes.

This multipurpose, paved nature trail connects Academy Park to Woodside Green Park. Academy Park is the largest in Gahanna, with 107 acres including seven baseball diamonds and two basketball courts. Accessibility: There are 5 designated accessible spaces in the paved parking lot off of Cherry Bottom Road at the north end of the trail. All of them are van-accessible with striped access aisles. The trail surface is paved, smooth, and typically at least 8 feet wide. The estimated grade is...