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Bachelor Preserve - Marcum

Bishop Woods–Four Mile Creek, 3 groves

4.4 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Bishop Woods–Four Mile Creek, 3 groves is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Bachelor Preserve - Marcum near Oxford, OH. The route passes Bishop Woods and Four Mile Creek. It is mostly level, with 133 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi781 – 915 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.50117, -84.73631
Nearest town Oxford, OH
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Bishop Woods–Four Mile Creek, 3 groves

4.4 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 780–914 ft

Out & Back · Bachelor Preserve - Marcum

Trailhead: 39.50117, -84.73631

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 8:50 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 712 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 350 ftPass Bishop Woods.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  15. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  18. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  20. 300 ftSharp left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  23. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  24. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  27. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  32. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 0.3 miPass Four Mile Creek.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  36. 100 ftTurn right onto Cross Country Trail, heading N.
  37. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  38. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  39. 250 ftReach Bishop Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  40. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  41. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  42. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  43. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  44. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  45. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  46. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  47. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  48. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  49. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  50. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  51. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  52. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  53. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  54. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  55. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  56. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  57. 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
  58. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  59. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  60. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  61. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  62. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  63. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  64. 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
  65. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  66. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  67. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  68. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  69. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  70. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  71. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  72. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  73. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  74. 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/bishop-woods-four-mile-creek-out-back-3-groves-7-km

Trail surface

34% paved66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 8:50 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 712 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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