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Mansfield

OH · 40.7549, -82.5229

Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway, Amish Country Byway and Wally Road Scenic Byway are 3 of 4 signed byways within 30 miles of Mansfield, Ohio.

Named after Jared Mansfield, Surveyor General of the United States in the early 19th century, the city sits on a fork of the Mohican River in the western foothills of the Allegheny Plateau, a hilly region surrounded by fertile farmlands, and its elevation is among the highest of Ohio cities. The highest elevation in Mansfield is at the Woodland Reservoir (1,493 feet or 455 meters above sea level), which is on the southwest side of the city. The elevation of Central Park, which is on the square in downtown Mansfield, is 1,243 feet or 379 meters above sea level.
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4 scenic drives near Mansfield

Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Mansfield. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.

  1. 01

    Amish Country Byway

    National Scenic Byway · 17 mi out

  2. 02

    Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway

    State scenic byway · 1 mi out

  3. 03

    Wally Road Scenic Byway

    State scenic byway · 17 mi out

  4. 04

    Gateway to Amish Country

    State scenic byway · 23 mi out

Day-trip loops

Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.

Loop 1 · 4 h window · 70 mi

3 h 58 loop · 6 stops · back by 3:58 PM. Incorporates Gateway to Amish Country.

  1. Large Spindle Piece · 30 min
  2. Cooper Fountain · 30 min
  3. Rowley Mound · 15 min
  4. Braddock Mound · 15 min
  5. Ghost Hill · 15 min
  6. Schweitzer Hill · 15 min

Touches Gateway to Amish Country, Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway

How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Mansfield?

Byway's engine bakes two loops from Mansfield: 4 h, 70 miles, 6 stops; and 8 h, 232 miles, 7 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

What is there to stop at on a day trip from Mansfield?

The 8 h loop stops at War of 1812 Blockhouse, Bald Knob, Ohio Caverns, The North Star, Lee M. Rizor Memorial Highway Rest Area, Chesterville Veterans Memorial and Gatton Rocks. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

Named places

  • Former Leland Hotel site · 0 mi
  • Mansfield Memorial Museum · 0 mi
  • Central Park · 0 mi
  • Woods Street park · 1 mi
  • Richland Carrousel Park · 1 mi
  • Prospect Park · 1 mi
  • Dickson Park · 1 mi
  • Friendly House Fountain · 1 mi

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