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Thayer Ridge Park
4.2 ★★★★☆ 52 Google reviews · Running trail in Mt Vernon, Ohio · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Loop distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Loop
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Thayer Ridge Park's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Park featuring trails, picnic areas, and facilities for frisbee golf and horseback riding.
What runners say about Thayer Ridge Park
“Very peaceful place a lot of deer”
It's a nice area to walk with your dogs. However it's more for horseback riding so the trails are a little more rugged and tore up. I appreciate it for what it is
I liked it here in the winter. There’s more trails than what’s marked on google maps. I had the place all to myself on a weekend.
I always go there it's such a peaceful place to walk at they have horse trails that I take my horses on I also walk my dog there sometimes sometimes I also have picnics there Frisbee Golf Course for anyone who wants to play Frisbee golf I love that it's out in the middle of nowhere it's very peaceful and I like to…
Beautiful woods and hiking trails. Parking for twenty or more cars. One picnic pavilion with grill. Well manicured lawn in park area. Trails all mowed. It has a disk golf area and the trails are made for horses also.
Trail conditions & character
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The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking — reported by runners
- Websiteknoxcountyparks.org
Hours
| Monday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Tuesday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Wednesday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Thursday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Friday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Saturday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Sunday | 6 AM–11 PM |
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