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The Butler County Donut Trail

A passport, a T-shirt and a dozen independent shops in southwest Ohio.

Travel Butler County launched the Donut Trail in early 2016. The rules are simple: pick up a passport, get it stamped at every shop, and turn it in for a T-shirt.

It caught on. Ten years in, more than 42,000 completed passports have come back, out of more than 900,000 handed out, from all 50 states and 25 countries. Ohio Magazine says the county has one of the highest numbers of donut shops per capita in the Midwest.

Every stop below is independent and in our directory. Give it a weekend, or two if you're pacing yourself.

More than 42,000 passports finished, from all 50 states and 25 countries.

Get your passport

Download it from Travel Butler County, or pick one up at any shop on the trail. Oxford is optional for the T-shirt. Check hours before you go: plenty of these close by early afternoon.

The route

Rolling out the map…

Positions are approximate.

1Stan the Donut Man
7967 Cincinnati Dayton Rd, West Chester
Start big. Pineapple and apple fritters are made every day, and the fritters here are famous for their size.
Also on the case: sprinkle and M&M cake donuts, and the Davy Crockett.
Known for: Giant fritters
2Jupiter Coffee & Donuts
5353 Dixie Hwy, Fairfield
Maple donuts made with syrup from the family's own Ohio farm, and coffee roasted in house.
Order the Red Storm Roll.
Known for: Farm maple donuts and the Red Storm Roll
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3The Donut Spot
5130 Pleasant Ave, Fairfield
Donuts come out fresh starting at 3 a.m., and there's often a line out the door.
Known for: Fresh from 3 a.m.
4Ross Bakery
Two shops: 1051 Eaton Ave, Hamilton, and 4421 Hamilton Cleves Rd, Ross
Two stamps' worth of the same bakery. Glazed and pretzel donuts, and the local favorite they call the Klunker.
Known for: The Klunker
5Kelly's Bakery
1335 Main St, Hamilton
This is Ohio, so there's a buckeye donut: chocolate and peanut butter in the center.
Co-owner Kelly Hansel learned the trade at her aunt's shop, The Donut Spot, stop 3 on this route.
Known for: The buckeye donut
6Mimi's Lil' Kitchen
2267 Millville Ave, Hamilton
Inventive, stuffed donuts like the peanut butter Mimi's Bite, with flavored milks from local dairies to wash them down.
Known for: Stuffed donuts and local milk
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7Oxford Doughnut Shoppe
120 S Locust St, Oxford
Out west in the Miami University town. Old-fashioned, kettle-fried cake donuts, red velvet included.
It's optional for the T-shirt, so a lot of people skip it. Don't.
Known for: Kettle-fried cake donuts
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8Martin's Donuts
4 W State St, Trenton
Classic donuts, plus Oreo, banana pudding, cronuts and apple fritters.
Known for: Classics and banana pudding
9Central Pastry Shop
1518 Central Ave, Middletown
Come for the Uglies and the fluffy cinnamon squares. Come back before Lent for pączki.
Known for: Uglies and cinnamon squares
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10Milton's Donuts
Middletown, Monroe, and The Donut Hole by Milton's in West Chester
Three of Milton's shops are on the trail, and each one earns its own stamp. The draw is a classic glazed yeast donut.
Finish in Monroe and you're a quick hop back to I-75.
Known for: Classic glazed
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The official trail also includes Bismarck Donuts & Coffee in Middletown. It operates in more than one state, so it sits outside our listing rules.

A full passport gets you a T-shirt. The habit you pick up along the way comes free. Here's what's near you.

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