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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Bedford Reservation Viewpoint–Buckeye Trail, 4 sights

12.2 mi · ▲ 1,002 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Bedford Reservation Viewpoint–Buckeye Trail, 4 sights is a 12.2-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Alexander, OH. The route reaches Bedford Reservation Viewpoint at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 1,002 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi623 – 919 ft12.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.35233, -81.59264
Nearest town Alexander, OH
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Bedford Reservation Viewpoint–Buckeye Trail, 4 sights

12.2 mi · ▲ 1,002 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Elevation 622–918 ft

Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Trailhead: 41.35233, -81.59264

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

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

  1. Start on Sagamore Creek Loop Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading E.
  3. 450 ftBear right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Touch Stone Loop, heading N.
  7. 250 ftBear right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Mars Quarry, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Buckeye Trail, heading N.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right onto Hemlock Loop Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading E.
  15. 2.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miReach Bedford Reservation Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.5 miBear left onto Rerouted Bridle Trail, heading N.
  18. 2 miContinue straight onto Hemlock Loop Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 450 ftTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading NE.
  22. 150 ftTurn right onto Mars Quarry, heading NE.
  23. 0.3 miBear left onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto Touch Stone Loop, heading S.
  26. 250 ftBear left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading SW.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftBear left onto Bridle Trail, heading SE.
  30. 450 ftContinue straight onto Sagamore Creek Loop Trail, heading S.
  31. 1.5 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-viewpoint-buckeye-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

77% dirt8% gravel1% paved14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Good to know

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

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