Columbus: Paint Creek North Loop
Hike 4.9 miles into wooded pockets colored with summer wildflowers along the hills of Paint Creek, where white-tailed deer congregate at sunset.
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Mapped by Steve Bangs
Trail Facts
- Distance: 8.0
Waypoints
PCN001
Location: 39.2704811096191, -83.3805236816406
Follow North Loop Trail from NE corner of lot; gentle descent on wide, grassy path leads through mixed forest
PCN002
Location: 39.2722587585449, -83.3754806518555
Step over small stream trickling across path. Trail veers L for brief ascent
PCN003
Location: 39.2797317504883, -83.3743896484375
Turn R @ unmarked T onto outer loop; head N on singletrack through woods
PCN004
Location: 39.281421661377, -83.3743133544922
Turn L @ 4-way with paved road onto worn, grass-covered lane
PCN005
Location: 39.280818939209, -83.3788070678711
Bear R @ Y, looping through shady stands of
maple trees draped with grapevines
PCN006
Location: 39.2808303833008, -83.3792114257812
R @ T for short descent. In 60 ft., turn L near edge of Paint Creek, following red blazes; look closely for great horned owls perched on hardwood branches
PCN007
Location: 39.2801399230957, -83.378791809082
Cross narrow, mellow stream, then head S
PCN008
Location: 39.2777099609375, -83.3784332275391
Follow dirt singletrack E, then S along edge of small ravine
PCN009
Location: 39.275089263916, -83.3782730102539
Bear R @ white trail marker
PCN010
Location: 39.2737808227539, -83.3818435668945
Trail curves R. In .3 mi., traverse wooded ridgeline above Paint Creek Lake; prime deer-sighting spot
PCN011
Location: 39.2747497558594, -83.3844833374024
Trail continues to R; follow back to trailhead
