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PHOTOS BY JODI MILLER

  Some summer days should be hazy and lazy. But others should be packed with the kind of rip-roaring adventures that you recount to friends for years. Think you can’t find one around Columbus? Think again. We found places to mountain bike, kayak, zip and wakeboard within an hour of Downtown. Those with an adrenaline addiction, bucket list or free weekend, rejoice.

 

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Board Room

Board Room

A pond in Marysville has been transformed into a boat-free wakeboarding park

Rapids Transit

Rapids Transit

The clear waters of the Kokosing River offer a challenging, scenic paddle

Pedal of Honor

Pedal of Honor

New mountain-bike trail darts through Chestnut Ridge Metro Park

Zip It Good

Zip It Good

Treetop tours offer a soaring airborne experience above the Hocking Hills

The Adventure Continues

The Adventure Continues

More ways to find audacious summer fun in Ohio

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Pleasure Paddles
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Hoover Reservoir
Launch: 4856 Red Bank Rd., Galena
Difficulty: *
Paddle time: 2 hours
Map
 

Alum Creek Reservoir
Launch: State Rte. 521 and Hogback Road, Kilbourne
Difficulty: **
Paddle time: 2 hours
Map
 

Kokosing River
Launch: 25860 Coshocton Rd., Howard
Difficulty: ***
Paddle time: 3 hours
Map