Vinton Furnace Experimental Forest
| Vinton Furnace Experimental Forest at a Glance | |
| Date established: | |
| Acreage (total): | about 12,089 acres (4,8894 hectares) |
| Miles of trails (foot only): | 5.5 miles (8.8 kilometers) |
| Hunting: | No hunting allowed |
| Bordering natural area: | Vinton Furnace Wildlife Area |
| Nearby natural areas: |
Zaleski State Forest Wellston Wildlife Area Lake Alma State Park Superior Wildlife Area Richland Furnace State Forest Coalton Wildlife Area Buckeye Furnace Mining Area Hunting Lands Flint Run and Broken Aro Wildlife Areas |
| Official state website: | http://forestry.ohiodnr.gov/vintonfurnace |
Trails at Vinton Furnace Experimental Forest
Trails at the forest are generally short. All the trails listed below, except for the Beard Cemetery Trail, radiate out from the same point. There is also an old railroad grade that may be followed.- Watch Rock Trail
- Named after a landscape feature.
- Arch Rock Trail
- Named after a landscape feature.
- Wolf Oak Trail
- Named after a "wolf oak," or a large open-grown white oak that is now embedded within forest (these have a distinctive shape as opposed to forest-grown trees, being shorter, branched lower, with greater branch spread)
- Yellow Jacket Trail
- West Pine Trail
- Beard Cemetery Trail
Directions to Vinton Furnace Experimental Forest
To reach Vinton Furnace Experimental Forest, take OH-32 west from US-33 about 20 miles to OH-324. Turn right and go 2.1 miles to Experimental Forest Road on the right (there is a sign there). Turn right and go about 3.2 miles to one of three camp areas (you will have passed another one, on the left, on the way in). Turning right just past the camp area will take you a short distance to a gate, from which most of the trails can be accessed.Total distance from downtown Athens: about 28 miles.
