I started in the hills north of Oxford, because the terrain seems perfect for hobbit holes. Zoar Village stands in for Rivendell, for convenience, not appearance. After all, what could stand in for Rivendell?
To make sense of this, you'll need an Ohio map and access to Fonstad's web page, along with a working knowledge of LOTR.
Start:
Assumptions: I multiplied as-the-crow-flies mileage x .7 to compensate for foot travel.
- Day 1- 18 miles
- Fairhaven to woods near Gratis (Preble Co.)
- Day 2- 28 miles
- Near Colonial Vineyards, Ridgeville
- Day 3- 27 miles
- Ridgeville to King's Mill
- (Cross Little Miami River, think of Buckleberry Ferry)
- Day 4- 25 miles
- King's Mill to Marathon
- Day 5- Rest day
- Day 6- 17 miles
- Marathon to Bethel
- Day 7- 20 miles
- Bethel to Georgetown
- Day 8- 12 miles
- Georgetown to Decatur
- Day 9- 16 miles
- Decatur to Panhandle
- Day 10- 16 miles
- Panhandle to Cedar Mills
- Day 11- 15 miles
- Cedar Mills to Otway
- Day 12- 17 miles
- Cedar Mills to Idaho
- Day 13- 18 miles
- Idaho to Scioto Trail State Park
- Day 14- 12 miles
- Scioto Trail State Park to Hopewell Culture National Historical Park (the mounds stand in for Weathertop)
- Day 15- 19 miles
- Hopewell Culture NHP to Tar Hollow State Park
- Day 16- 19 miles
- Tar Hollow to Ash Cave, Hocking Hills State Park
- Day 17- 19 miles
- Hocking Hills to Carbondale
- Day 18- 19 miles
- Carbondale to Athens
- Day 19- 19 miles
- Athens to Burr Oak State Park
- Day 20- 19 miles
- Burr Oak to Eagleport
- Day 21- 7 miles
- Eagleport to Ruralsdale
- (Muskingum River stands in for the Loudwater)
- Day 22- 6 miles
- Ruralsdale to The Wilds Wildlife Center (Muskingum Co.)
- Day 23- 6 miles
- The Wilds to Cumberland
- Day 24- 6 miles
- Cumberland to Claysville
- Day 25- 34 miles
- Claysville to Newcomerstown
- Day 26- 20 miles
- Newcomerstown to Sugarcreek
- Day 27- 18 miles
- Sugarcreek to Zoar
- (Boliver on the Tuscarawas River stands in for the site of Nazgul attack at ford. Ohio Historical Society's Zoar Village stands in for Rivendell).
