Scioto Trail State Forest

Airport Downhill & Airport Loop

3.1 mi · ▲ 536 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Airport Downhill & Airport Loop is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Scioto Trail State Forest near Pride, OH. It climbs 536 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi627 – 1,050 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.2 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

3.1 mi · ▲ 536 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 627–1,051 ft

Out & Back · Scioto Trail State Forest

Trailhead: Long Branch Trail Head · 39.22493, -82.91851

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 88°F / low 60° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 200 ftBear left onto Black Forest, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Airport Loop, heading E.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Airport Downhill, heading E.
  6. 0.9 miReach Airport Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Airport Loop, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Black Forest, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

93% dirt5% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 88°F60°
Precip1%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:43 PM
Wed 90°71° 46%
Thu 93°68° 35%
Fri 94°67° 61%
Sat 87°68° 36%
Sun 98°69° 15%
Mon 94°70° 24%

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