Scioto Trail State Forest

Buckeye Trail via South Ridge Road

9.3 mi · ▲ 880 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Buckeye Trail via South Ridge Road is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Scioto Trail State Forest near Alma, OH. It climbs 880 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi797 – 1,053 ft9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Martin Road 39.20239, -82.95328
Nearest town Alma, OH

Directions

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Buckeye Trail via South Ridge Road

9.3 mi · ▲ 880 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Elevation 797–1,052 ft

Out & Back · Scioto Trail State Forest

Trailhead: Martin Road · 39.20239, -82.95328

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 87°F / low 61° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

  1. Start on Martin Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miSharp left onto Buckeye Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right onto South Ridge Road, heading S.
  5. 3.2 miReach Buckeye Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 3.2 miSharp left onto Buckeye Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miSharp right onto Martin Road, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

69% gravel31% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 87°F61°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:43 PM
Wed 88°69° 46%
Thu 92°67° 34%
Fri 93°66° 62%
Sat 86°67° 36%
Sun 97°68° 15%
Mon 93°69° 24%

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