Scioto Trail State Forest

Airport Downhill–Airport Loop Loop, 5 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 1,322 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Airport Downhill–Airport Loop Loop, 5 sights is an 8.4-mile loop in Scioto Trail State Forest near Pride, OH. It climbs 1,322 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi627 – 1,053 ft · steepest grade: 27%8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Long Branch Trail Head 39.22493, -82.91851
Nearest town Pride, OH

Directions

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Airport Downhill–Airport Loop Loop, 5 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 1,322 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Elevation 627–1,054 ft

Loop · Scioto Trail State Forest

Trailhead: Long Branch Trail Head · 39.22493, -82.91851

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 67° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Buckeye Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Black Forest, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto C-9, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miBear left onto Estep Hollow, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miBear right onto The Wall, heading W.
  7. 1.5 miBear left onto South Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  8. 1 miBear left onto Buckeye Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Ridge Road, heading SE.
  10. 3.2 miContinue straight onto Airport Downhill, heading NE.
  11. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Airport Loop, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Black Forest, heading NW.
  13. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

55% dirt39% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F67°
Precip2%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity64%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:43 PM
Tue 88°62°
Wed 91°71° 43%
Thu 93°68° 35%
Fri 94°67° 58%
Sat 87°68° 37%
Sun 98°69°

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