Forest Ridge Preserve
Apple Orchard Viewpoint–Apple Orchard Loop, 3 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 50 min
Apple Orchard Viewpoint–Apple Orchard Loop, 3 sights is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Forest Ridge Preserve near Moreland Hills, OH. The route reaches Apple Orchard Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 216 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Apple Orchard Viewpoint–Apple Orchard Loop, 3 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 50 min
Elevation 788–976 ft
Out & Back · Forest Ridge Preserve
Trailhead: 41.45539, -81.40618
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 78°F / low 64° · precip 11% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Harry Potter Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Wildflower Way, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Apple Orchard Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Apple Orchard Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Pond Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Wild Turkey Viewpoint–Apple Orchard Loop, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 233 ft
- Apple Orchard Loop–Bridgeway Trail, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 215 ft
- Wild Turkey Viewpoint & Bridle Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 214 ft
- Bridle Viewpoint–Blue Heron Trail, 3 sights 7 mi · ▲ 167 ft
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