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Bedford Reservation

Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Bedford Reservation near Bedford, OH. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 991 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.38265, -81.54021
Nearest town Bedford, OH
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Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 890–991 ft

Out & Back · Bedford Reservation

Trailhead: 41.38265, -81.54021

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Parallel Universe, heading N.
  3. 200 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  6. 1.3 miTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NE.
  12. 400 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  14. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 400 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  17. 400 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  21. 100 ftTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  23. 1.5 miBear left onto Bridle Trail, heading NW.
  24. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Parallel Universe, heading W.
  25. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 0.4 miArrive 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-8-km-77c2

Trail surface

60% paved9% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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