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Beechwood Trail (H)–Furnas Trail (F), 5 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 978 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Beechwood Trail (H)–Furnas Trail (F), 5 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Airy Forest near Cumminsville, OH. It climbs 978 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi532 – 866 ft · steepest grade: 22%7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ponderosa Trail (B) 39.16713, -84.55858
Nearest town Cumminsville, OH
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Beechwood Trail (H)–Furnas Trail (F), 5 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 978 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Elevation 532–865 ft

Out & Back · Mount Airy Forest

Trailhead: Ponderosa Trail (B) · 39.16713, -84.55858

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 8:48 PM

Transit-accessible: Colerain Ave 4584 stop 279 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ponderosa Trail (B), heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miSharp left onto Red Oak Trail (C), heading S.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Stone Steps, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ponderosa Trail (B), heading NW.
  5. 0.9 miBear left onto Furnas Trail (F), heading NW.
  6. 1.1 miTurn right onto Twin Bridge Trail (G), heading SW.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Beechwood Trail (H), heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miReach Ponderosa Trail (B), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Twin Bridge Trail (G), heading SW.
  10. 100 ftTurn left onto Furnas Trail (F), heading S.
  11. 1.1 miBear right onto Quarry Trail (D), heading NE.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right onto Stone Steps, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Oak Trail (C), heading E.
  14. 0.5 miSharp right onto Ponderosa Trail (B), heading N.
  15. 0.6 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/beechwood-trail-h-furnas-trail-f-out-back-5-sights-12-km-7a59

Trail surface

94% dirt5% rock1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 8:48 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Colerain Ave 4584 stop 279 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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