Paxton Township in Morgantown in Pike County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

You Are On The Buckeye Trail

Follow the Blue Blazes

Photographed by Craig Doda, August 2, 2025

1. You Are On The Buckeye Trail Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1959, Ohio Buckeye Trail (BT) is the only long-distance hiking trail entirely within Ohio. More than 1,400 miles loop through wooded footpaths, abandoned railroads, historic towpaths, back roads, rivers and lake shores, within both rural and community settings. The BT provides an intimate way to experience Ohio's wonderful scenic and historic diversity.

The Buckeye Trail is marked along its length by blue paint blazes. The trail is open to all hikers, made possible by Buckeye Trail Association volunteers and the partnership of federal, state, and local agencies, as well as many private land-owners. The BT is also the proud host of two other long distance national trails, the North Country National Scenic Trail, from New York to North Dakota and the coast-to-coast American Discovery Trail.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1959.

Location. 39° 9.576′ N, 83° 13.126′ W. Marker is in Morgantown, Ohio, in Pike County. It is in Paxton Township. It is at the intersection of Pike Lake Road (Route 4) and Egypt Hollow Road (County Route 238), on the right when traveling north on Pike Lake Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1847 Pike Lake Rd, Bainbridge OH 45612, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley

and in Southern Ohio Hill Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

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At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: An Unknown Union Soldier (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); An Unknown Soldier - Ohio And The Civil War (about 600 feet away); Grave of Unknown Union Soldier (about 600 feet away); PP African American Settlement / Eden Baptist Church (approx. 5.4 miles away); Anatomy of a Mound (approx. 5.4 miles away); Last Battle in the Scioto Country (approx. 5½ miles away); Ancient Artists (approx. 5½ miles away); Bainbridge (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morgantown.

Photographed by Craig Doda, August 2, 2025

2. You Are On The Buckeye Trail Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, August 2, 2025

3. You Are On The Buckeye Trail Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 73 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 12, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.