Little Muskingum River access points and trip distances, Ohio
9 access points (9 public) along 40.4 river miles of the Little Muskingum River in Ohio. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.
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Access points in river order
| River mile | Access | Latitude, longitude | To next (river mi) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Ring Mill Canoe Access off of Twp. Hwy. 575 (Wayne National Forest), access river left Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 39.60842, -81.12273 | 3.4 |
| 3.4 | Knowleton Covered Bridge Park north of Rinard Mills off S.R. 26 on Twp. Hwy. 384 (Wayne Na Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 39.60156, -81.15740 | 5.0 |
| 8.4 | Washington Co. Ludlow Twp. Rd. 136/Armstrong Rd. bridge off of S.R. 26 east of Bloomfield Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 39.56004, -81.17149 | 6.6 |
| 15.0 | Rinard Covered Bridge at S.R. 26 and Ludlow Twp. Rd. 406/Tice Run Rd. east of Wingett Run Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 39.53670, -81.22231 | 4.3 |
| 19.3 | Hune Covered Bridge (Wayne National Forest) off of S.R. 26 on Lawrence Twp. Rd. 34/Smith R Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 39.51033, -81.25034 | 1.4 |
| 20.7 | Lawrence Twp. Rd. 413 bridge off of S.R. 26 east of Dart, roadside access river right Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 39.49946, -81.24860 | 12.8 |
| 33.5 | Hills Covered Bridge (Washington Co. Rd. 333) south of Hills and east of Marietta, access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 39.42713, -81.36143 | 6.8 |
| 40.3 | Boat ramp near Little Muskingum River (north ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 39.37788, -81.40065 | 0.1 |
| 40.4 | Boat ramp near Little Muskingum River (west ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. About 0.23 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 39.37388, -81.40155 | end |
Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from Ohio DNR Paddling Access, OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.
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