Boasting great scenery and offering various levels of difficulty, try one of the 11 of the 14 Metro Parks in Central Ohio that offer hiking trails for you, your dog, or cat. Grab the leash (required!) and start hiking. You can visit the Metro Parks website at http://www.metroparks.net/TrailsPetTrails.aspx for directions to the trail of your choice.

Batelle Darby Creek, 1775 Darby Creek Drive, Galloway  
    Wagtail Trail: 1.6 mile grass trail passing through restored prairies, forests, wetlands & open grasslands.

Blendon Woods, 4265 E. Dublin-Granville Road, Westerville
     Goldenrod Pet Trail: Meadows await you on this 1.2 mile grass trail.

Clear Creek, 185 Clear Creek Road, Rockbridge, OH
    Barnebey Pet Trail: 1 mile gravel trail through rolling hills.

Heritage Park, 7262 Hayden Run Rd, Hilliard
     Multi-Use Trail: Pass through 3.3 miles of open fields.

Highbanks, 9466 Columbus Pike (US Rte 23 N), Lewis Center
     Coyote Run Trail: 3.5 mile grass surface trail.

Inniswood Metro Gardens, 940 S. Hempstead Rd, Westerville
     Chipmunk Chatter Trail: Paved 0.6 mile trail through woodlands.

Pickerington Ponds, 7680 Wright Rd, Canal Winchester
     Blacklick Creek Greenways Trail: 1 miled paved trail through woods, fields and wetlands.

Prairie Oaks, 3225 Plain City-Georgesville Rd, West Jefferson
    Osage Opening Trail: 0.5 mile loop around woodlands and fields.
    Sycamore Plains Trail: 1 mile of grass and dirt trail along Big Darby Creek

Slate Run, 1375 State Rte 674 N, Canal Winchester
    Covered Bridge Trail: 0.5 mile gravel trail with view of Buzzard's Lake
    Shagbark Trail: Gravel loop that connects to Covered Bridge Trail

Three Creeks, 3860 Bixby Road, Groveport
    Evergreen Trail: 0.5 mile trail through a white pine grove.
    Blacklick Creek Greenways Trail: Paved 5.6 mile trail parallel to Blacklick Creek