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Frohring Meadows

Big Bluestem Trail & Dragonfly Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 55 min

Big Bluestem Trail & Dragonfly Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Frohring Meadows near South Russell, OH. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,099 – 1,158 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.42269, -81.36972
Nearest town South Russell, OH
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Big Bluestem Trail & Dragonfly Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 55 min

Elevation 1,099–1,158 ft

Out & Back · Frohring Meadows

Trailhead: 41.42269, -81.36972

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miBear right onto Big Bluestem Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Dragonfly Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 500 ftTurn left onto Big Bluestem Trail, heading N.
  8. 1.4 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/big-bluestem-trail-out-back

Trail surface

88% gravel7% paved4% grass1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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