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Clear Creek Metro Park--Chestnut Trail (Fairfield Co.)
Coordinates: 39.6030391, -82.6246725 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Hocking County
A hotspot has not yet been established for the Hocking County section of the Chestnut Trail. If you hike this section of the trail, please submit a hotspot suggestion.

Tips for birding Clear Creek Metro Park
From Ohio Ornithological Society website From Hocking Valley Birding Trail website

About Chestnut Trail
The Chestnut Trail is 2.2 miles, offering a difficult hike on a dirt and gravel surface. The trail goes through valleys with sandstone formations and crosses forested ridges.

The Chestnut Trail crosses the Fairfield and Hocking County line.
 * The Fairfield County section is the west end of the trail from the Valley View Picnic Area to old Ott Road.
 * The Hocking County section is the east end of the trail from old Ott Road to the intersection with the Cemetery Ridge Trail.

About Clear Creek Metro Park
From I-270, take US-33 east toward Lancaster. Go south past Carroll and stay on the bypass. Pass the stoplight at Sugar Grove and go about one mile to Clear Creek Road (County Route 116). Turn right on Clear Creek Road (Sunoco Gas Station on the corner). Picnic areas, facilities, and trails are located along Clear Creek Road for the next seven miles.

Clear Creek Valley is one of the most pristine and secluded natural areas in Central Ohio. Variations of land surfaces, soils and climates have produced a medley of habitats that harbor more than 800 plant species and 150 species of birds, many of them rare.

You may catch a glimpse of turkey, deer, ruffed grouse, coyote, black vultures, or even see the traces of the elusive bobcat along the park's 12 miles of trails.

Centuries of glacial flooding have cut the valley through the Black Hand sandstone leaving an array of scenic cliffs and rugged rock formations overlooking the creek.

Oak and hickory forests interspersed with giant hemlocks and ferns, along with the last remaining Ohio colonies of rhododendron, provide the perfect backdrop or a getaway from city life. From Clear Creek Metro Park webpage



Photos by Bryan Sharp

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