Scioto Trail State Forest

Airport Loop–Buckeye Trail, 5 sights

13.6 mi · ▲ 1,770 ft · 5 hr 25 min

Airport Loop–Buckeye Trail, 5 sights is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Scioto Trail State Forest near Pride, OH. It climbs 1,770 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi594 – 1,086 ft · steepest grade: 17%13.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: South Ridge Road 39.22123, -82.87738
Nearest town Pride, OH

Directions

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Airport Loop–Buckeye Trail, 5 sights

13.6 mi · ▲ 1,770 ft · 5 hr 25 min

Elevation 593–1,085 ft

Out & Back · Scioto Trail State Forest

Trailhead: South Ridge Road · 39.22123, -82.87738

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 61° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

  1. Start on South Ridge Road, heading SW.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left onto Buckeye Trail, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto South Ridge Road, heading S.
  4. 4.5 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left onto South Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miReach South Ridge Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 2.9 miBear left onto The Wall, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miBear right onto C-9, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Black Forest, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Airport Loop, heading E.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Airport Downhill, heading E.
  13. 450 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading SE.
  14. 2.6 miTurn right onto South Ridge Road, heading E.
  15. 1 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

51% dirt47% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 89°F61°
Precip1%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity81%
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° 47%
Thu 92°68° 36%
Fri 94°67° 61%
Sat 87°68° 36%
Sun 98°69° 15%
Mon 93°71° 24%

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