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South Chagrin Reservation

Blue Heron Trail–Bridle Trail, 3 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 55 min

Blue Heron Trail–Bridle Trail, 3 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in South Chagrin Reservation near Bentleyville, OH. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi804 – 1,001 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sulphur Springs Loop Trail 41.42018, -81.42399
Nearest town Bentleyville, OH
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Blue Heron Trail–Bridle Trail, 3 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 55 min

Elevation 804–1,001 ft

Out & Back · South Chagrin Reservation

Trailhead: Sulphur Springs Loop Trail · 41.42018, -81.42399

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Sulphur Springs Loop Trail, heading NW.
  3. 350 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading W.
  4. 450 ftTurn right onto Persing Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Look About Lodge Loop Trail, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Look About Lodge Loop Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blue Heron Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Blue Heron Trail, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miReach Persing Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blue Heron Trail, heading W.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading W.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Blue Heron Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Look About Lodge Loop Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Look About Lodge Loop Trail, heading E.
  23. 350 ftTurn left onto Persing Trail, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading SW.
  25. 450 ftContinue straight onto Sulphur Springs Loop Trail, heading W.
  26. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 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/blue-heron-trail-bridle-trail-out-back-3-sights-4-km-1a8b

Trail surface

63% dirt35% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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