About Stone Church Horseback Riding System
Named for the skeletal ruins of an old stone church nearby, the Stone Church Horse Trail System provides a great opportunity for scenic riding. Various loops for other distances are available. The horse trail winds through the rolling hills of the Wayne National Forest. The trails will lead you through a variety of vegetation- open fields, brushland, mature forest, and new forest. Along the way, you may glimpse wildlife, and will recognize the influence of humans, both now and in the past. You will also pass many of our land management activities. The trailhead provides a camp specifically for equestrians and 21 miles of scenic riding. The horse camp has ten sites are provided at the campground, each with a 45' long by 15' wide parking space. Two sites are fully accessible for people with disabilities. Each site has a covered paddock, fire pit, grill, and tent pad.
- Fees: No trail permit required.
- Managed by: USFS - Wayne National Forest
- Where: 3 mi west of Shawnee, OH · 39.62231, -82.26448
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Apr–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Mar.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Church Shortcut | Horse | at camp | 1.5 mi |
| Bt/Nct Athens | Hiking | 0.4 mi | 20.1 mi |
| Stone Church Main Loop | Horse | 0.4 mi | 17.7 mi |
| Stone Church North Connector | Horse | 0.7 mi | 0.1 mi |
| Salt Run Connector | Horse | 0.7 mi | 0.2 mi |
| Stone Church Camp Connector | Horse | 1.1 mi | 0.6 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.
Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 19.8 mi
Water fill-up: 22 mi
Propane: 8.9 mi
Camps nearby
- Creekside Campground 1.2 mi
- Old Stone Church Trailhead 1.3 mi
- Stone Church Horse Camp 1.5 mi
- Smiley's Campground 2.8 mi
- Begley's ATV Campground 3.5 mi
- Williams Campground 6 mi