Communities Along the Trail

The Kokosing Gap Trail runs East to West from Mount Vernon to Danville and passes through both Gambier and Howard. Each of these communities provides a point of access to or departure from the trail.

Mount Vernon (pop. 14,973) is the county seat of Knox County with a busy downtown and tree-lined residential streets. The town is the home of Mount. Vernon Nazarene University.

The Village of Gambier (pop. 2,065) is the home of Kenyon College--a community within a community--whose 1,500 students nearly double the population during the school year.Gambier's downtown includes restaurants and shops.

Howard (pop. 740) is the smallest village on the trail but is the home of the lake resort community of Apple Valley.

Danville (pop. 1,007) is a rural community with several outstanding bed and breakfast destinations.

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