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Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail–Eddie's Wildlife Pass, 6 sights

12.6 mi · ▲ 574 ft · 4 hr 29 min

Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail–Eddie's Wildlife Pass, 6 sights is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Bedford Reservation near Oakwood, OH. It climbs 574 ft. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi827 – 1,014 ft14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forbes Woods Ridge Trail 41.37311, -81.50454
Nearest town Oakwood, OH
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Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail–Eddie's Wildlife Pass, 6 sights

12.6 mi · ▲ 574 ft · 4 hr 29 min

Elevation 827–1,013 ft

Out & Back · Bedford Reservation

Trailhead: Forbes Woods Ridge Trail · 41.37311, -81.50454

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Forbes Woods Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Forbes Crossing Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.8 miSharp left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading W.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  12. 1.5 miBear left onto Bridle Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Parallel Universe, heading W.
  14. 100 ftBear right onto Bridle Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Parallel Universe, heading W.
  16. 150 ftBear left onto Bridle Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  19. 150 ftSharp left onto Friendship Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading E.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading E.
  23. 350 ftContinue straight onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading E.
  24. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading E.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading NE.
  26. 350 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  27. 100 ftContinue straight onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading W.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading W.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  31. 0.3 miBear right onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading SW.
  32. 150 ftTurn left onto Wild Oaks Loop, heading W.
  33. 50 ftTurn right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SW.
  34. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wild Oaks Loop, heading SW.
  36. 0.7 miTurn left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
  37. 0.5 miBear right onto Mars Quarry, heading S.
  38. 50 ftBear left onto Bridle Trail, heading SW.
  39. 50 ftTurn right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SW.
  40. 50 ftBear left onto Touch Stone Loop, heading SW.
  41. 250 ftBear left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading S.
  42. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
  43. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading S.
  44. 0.1 miReach Forbes Crossing Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  45. 0.1 miTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
  46. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SE.
  47. 0.2 miBear right onto Touch Stone Loop, heading S.
  48. 250 ftBear right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading S.
  49. 50 ftTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
  50. 50 ftBear right onto Mars Quarry, heading S.
  51. 50 ftBear left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SW.
  52. 0.5 miTurn right onto Wild Oaks Loop, heading N.
  53. 0.7 miSharp right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading N.
  54. 0.1 miTurn left onto Wild Oaks Loop, heading N.
  55. 50 ftTurn right onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading N.
  56. 150 ftBear left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading N.
  57. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading SW.
  58. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  59. 50 ftContinue straight onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading NE.
  60. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NE.
  61. 100 ftContinue straight onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading E.
  62. 350 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading SE.
  63. 100 ftContinue straight onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading SE.
  64. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading SE.
  65. 350 ftContinue straight onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading SE.
  66. 50 ftTurn right onto Bridle Trail, heading E.
  67. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Friendship Trail, heading S.
  68. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  69. 150 ftBear right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NE.
  70. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bridle Trail, heading NE.
  71. 0.1 miBear right onto Parallel Universe, heading E.
  72. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading N.
  73. 0.1 miBear left onto Parallel Universe, heading N.
  74. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading NW.
  75. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  76. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading N.
  77. 1.3 miTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading SE.
  78. 50 ftTurn left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SE.
  79. 100 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading SE.
  80. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading S.
  81. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading S.
  82. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading S.
  83. 350 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading NE.
  84. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NE.
  85. 0.3 miSharp right onto Forbes Crossing Trail, heading NE.
  86. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Forbes Woods Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  87. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bedford-reservation-all-purpose-trail-eddies-wildlife-pass-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

48% paved37% dirt6% gravel2% boardwalk7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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