AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Morris Reserve

Black Trail

2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 42 min

Black Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Morris Reserve near Bellbrook, OH. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi764 – 833 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.63373, -84.06774
Nearest town Bellbrook, OH
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Black Trail

2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 42 min

Elevation 763–834 ft

Out & Back · Morris Reserve

Trailhead: 39.63373, -84.06774

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 8:47 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  6. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 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/black-trail-out-back-3-km-485c

Trail surface

49% grass14% dirt4% gravel33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 8:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 8:01 PM for the 8:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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