Argonne Lake & Orange + Red + YellowTrail via Orange Bridle
3.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Argonne Lake & Orange + Red + YellowTrail via Orange Bridle is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Possum Creek MetroPark near Frytown, OH. The route passes Argonne Lake before reaching Argonne Lake at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Argonne Lake & Orange + Red + YellowTrail via Orange Bridle
3.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 793–908 ft
Out & Back · Possum Creek MetroPark
Trailhead: Orange Bridle · 39.71640, -84.26375
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 8:48 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Orange + Red + YellowTrail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Purple Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Argonne Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Orange Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Orange Bridle, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left onto Orange Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Orange Bridle, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Argonne Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Orange Bridle, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear right onto Orange Bridle, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Pink Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Orange + Red + YellowTrail, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:18 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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