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Amphitheater Falls–North Rim Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints is a 3-mile out-and-back in John Bryan State Park near Clifton, OH. The route passes North Rim Viewpoint and John L. Rich Viewpoint before reaching Amphitheater Falls at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 255 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 1,017 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wingo Connector 39.79037, -83.85660
Nearest town Clifton, OH

Directions

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Amphitheater Falls–North Rim Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints

3 mi · ▲ 255 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 889–1,017 ft

Out & Back · John Bryan State Park

Trailhead: Wingo Connector · 39.79037, -83.85660

Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 83°F / low 70° · precip 63% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wingo Connector, heading S.
  2. 450 ftSharp left onto North Rim Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftPass North Rim Viewpoint.
  4. 0.8 miBear left onto John L. Rich Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miPass John L. Rich Viewpoint.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto North Rim Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Orton Trail, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftReach Amphitheater Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Rim Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto John L. Rich Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.6 miBear right onto North Rim Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.8 miSharp right onto Wingo Connector, heading SW.
  13. 50 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

100% dirt

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 83°F70°
Precip63%Wind17 mphUV6Humidity87%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 12 AM: 27% rain1 AM: 34% rain2 AM: 27% rain3 AM: 33% rain4 AM: 42% rain5 AM: 37% rain6 AM: 35% rain7 AM: 34% rain8 AM: 19% rain9 AM: 17% rain10 AM: 15% rain11 AM: 16% rain12 PM: 10% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 4% rain4 PM: 5% rain5 PM: 9% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 13% rain8 PM: 25% rain9 PM: 41% rain10 PM: 60% rain11 PM: 63% rain
Sunrise 7:22 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:38 PM
Mon 70°59° 64%
Tue 66°56°
Wed 63°57°
Thu 67°55°
Fri 67°47°
Sat 67°45°

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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