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Bachelor Preserve

Bishop Woods–Four Mile Creek, 4 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Bishop Woods–Four Mile Creek, 4 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Bachelor Preserve near Oxford, OH. The route passes Bishop Woods and Four Mile Creek. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi781 – 915 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.50423, -84.73834
Nearest town Oxford, OH
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Bishop Woods–Four Mile Creek, 4 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 780–914 ft

Out & Back · Bachelor Preserve

Trailhead: 39.50423, -84.73834

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

Transit-accessible: stop 771 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftPass Bishop Woods.
  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 E.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  20. 300 ftSharp left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  23. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  24. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  27. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  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. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  35. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  36. 100 ftTurn right onto Cross Country Trail, heading NE.
  37. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  38. 100 ftSharp left onto Bachelor Preserve Pine Loop, heading E.
  39. 0.8 miReach Bishop Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  40. 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
  41. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  42. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cross Country Trail, heading S.
  43. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  44. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  45. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  46. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  47. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  48. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  49. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  50. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  51. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  52. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  53. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  54. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  55. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  56. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  57. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  58. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  59. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  60. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  61. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  62. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  63. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  64. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  65. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  66. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  67. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  68. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  69. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  70. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  71. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  72. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  73. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  74. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  75. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  76. 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-4-sights-9-km

Trail surface

18% paved82% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 8:50 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 771 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

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