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Bedford Reservation

Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail

6 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Bedford Reservation near Walton Hills, OH. It climbs 274 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 991 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail 41.37187, -81.54893
Nearest town Walton Hills, OH
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Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail

6 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 868–991 ft

Out & Back · Bedford Reservation

Trailhead: Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail · 41.37187, -81.54893

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading N.
  3. 350 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading N.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Bridle Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Friendship Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftBear right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bridle Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miBear right onto Parallel Universe, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miBear left onto Parallel Universe, heading NE.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  18. 1.3 miTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
  23. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  24. 350 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NE.
  26. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  27. 400 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  29. 400 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
  30. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
  32. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  33. 100 ftTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
  34. 50 ftTurn left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  35. 1.5 miBear left onto Bridle Trail, heading N.
  36. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Parallel Universe, heading NW.
  37. 150 ftBear right onto Bridle Trail, heading NW.
  38. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Parallel Universe, heading W.
  39. 100 ftBear left onto Bridle Trail, heading NW.
  40. 0.1 miTurn left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  41. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  42. 150 ftSharp left onto Friendship Trail, heading SW.
  43. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading SW.
  44. 0.3 miTurn left onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading S.
  45. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading SW.
  46. 350 ftContinue straight onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading S.
  47. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
  48. 100 ftContinue straight onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading SE.
  49. 350 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SE.
  50. 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-out-back-10-km-af44

Trail surface

55% paved24% dirt11% gravel10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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