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Bishop Woods & Four Mile Creek via Cross Country Trail

5 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Bishop Woods & Four Mile Creek via Cross Country Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Western Woods near Oxford, OH. The route passes Four Mile Creek and Bishop Woods. It is mostly level, with 227 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi771 – 899 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cross Country Trail 39.51897, -84.72567
Nearest town Oxford, OH
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Bishop Woods & Four Mile Creek via Cross Country Trail

5 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 773–899 ft

Out & Back · Western Woods

Trailhead: Cross Country Trail · 39.51897, -84.72567

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

Transit-accessible: stop 381 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cross Country Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftPass Four Mile Creek.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  15. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  16. 150 ftPass Bishop Woods.
  17. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  20. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  26. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  28. 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
  29. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  31. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  32. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  33. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  34. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  35. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  37. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  38. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  41. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
  42. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  43. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  44. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  45. 400 ftReach Bishop Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  46. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  47. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  48. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  49. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  50. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  51. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  52. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  53. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  54. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  55. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  56. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  57. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  58. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  59. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  60. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  61. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  62. 450 ftSharp right, heading N.
  63. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  64. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  65. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  66. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  67. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  68. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  69. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  70. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  71. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  72. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  73. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  74. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  75. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  76. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  77. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  78. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  79. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  80. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  81. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  82. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  83. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  84. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  85. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  86. 0.1 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/bishop-woods-four-mile-creek-out-back-4-sights-11-km

Trail surface

26% paved9% dirt65% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 8:50 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 381 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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