Destinations · Ohio
Chillicothe
OH · 39.3364, -82.9839
Welsh Scenic Byway, Ohio River Scenic Byway and Hocking Hills Scenic Byway are 3 of 4 signed byways within 30 miles of Chillicothe, Ohio.
Get in
Approx 45 miles south of Columbus along US-23 or SR-104 Approx 80 miles southeast of Dayton along US-35. Approx 100 miles east of Cincinnati along US-50 Approx 44 miles north of Portsmouth along US-23 or SR-104.
The drives · Designated roads lead.
4 scenic drives near Chillicothe
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Chillicothe. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
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Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
State scenic byway · 27 mi out
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Chillicothe are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Welsh Scenic Byway · 15 mi
- Ohio River Scenic Byway · 19 mi · national
- Hocking Hills Scenic Byway · 21 mi · national
- Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway · 27 mi
Public land
- Wayne National Forest · 21 mi
Lookouts
- Lower Falls Lookout · 24 mi
Named places
- Yoctangee Park · 0 mi
- Mighty Children's Museum · 0 mi
- Ross County Museum · 0 mi
- Carlisle Hill Star · 0 mi
- Dard Hunter · 0 mi
- Lucy Webb Hayes Heritage Center · 1 mi
- Southern Playground · 1 mi
- Poland Park · 1 mi
A day out of Chillicothe, planned on real roads
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
Take the scenic way to Chillicothe.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.
More day-trip bases nearby
- Southeast Ohio · 27 mi