Portman, Brown Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Study Feasibility of Ohio’s Buckeye Trail Becoming a National Scenic Trail

August 2, 2022

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – At this time, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) launched laws to authorize a feasibility research to find out if the Buckeye Path – a greater than 1,400 mile path that circles the state of Ohio – is eligible to be designated as a part of the Nationwide Scenic Trails System.

“The Buckeye Path gives Ohioans from all throughout the state entry to world-class outside recreation, whether or not it’s in Cuyahoga Valley Nationwide Park, the Hocking Hills area, my house in Cincinnati, or in Northwestern Ohio,” stated Senator Portman. “I’m proud to introduce this bipartisan laws to see if the Buckeye Path is eligible to develop into a Nationwide Scenic Path, in order that we might encourage Ohioans and Individuals throughout the nation to expertise the wonder Ohio has to supply.”

“The Buckeye Path is considered one of Ohio’s nice treasures – extending throughout Ohio from Lake Erie to the Ohio River, from the farmland of northwest Ohio, to the hills of Appalachia and the Bluegrass area of southwest Ohio,” stated Senator Brown. “Establishing it as a Nationwide Scenic Path and giving it nationwide recognition will help our tourism financial system and assist keep the path for households throughout our state.”

“The Buckeye Path Affiliation enthusiastically helps The Buckeye Nationwide Scenic Path Feasibility Act of 2022. Ohio’s Buckeye Path maximizes outside recreation potential and conservation and delight of the nationally important scenic, historic, pure, and cultural qualities by bodily connecting, highlighting, and stewarding websites across the Buckeye State in a single unified path expertise. The Buckeye Path is inspiring and deserving of nationwide consideration. We’re happy that Senators Portman and Brown have been impressed by the path of their backyards that connects their constituents to the remainder of the Buckeye State, and the Nationwide Path System, to raise Ohio’s treasure for consideration,” stated Andrew Bashaw, Govt Director, Buckeye Path Affiliation.

The Buckeye Path is positioned totally inside Ohio. The primary 20 miles of the path had been devoted in 1959 in Hocking County, and the path was accomplished in 1980. The path touches 42 of Ohio’s 88 counties, looping across the whole state and is Ohio’s longest mountaineering path. Annually, the Buckeye Path welcomes greater than 4 million guests within the Hocking Hills area and a further million guests within the Cuyahoga Valley Nationwide Park.

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