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
- Start on South Ridge Road, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Buckeye Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto South Ridge Road, heading S.
- 4.5 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto South Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach South Ridge Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.9 miBear left onto The Wall, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right onto C-9, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Black Forest, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Airport Loop, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Airport Downhill, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading SE.
- 2.6 miTurn right onto South Ridge Road, heading E.
- 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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More from South Ridge Road Trailhead
- South Ridge Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 574 ft
- Buckeye Trail & South Ridge Road 14.4 mi · ▲ 1,622 ft
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