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South Chagrin Reservation

Blue Heron Trail & Buckeye Trail via Bridle Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Blue Heron Trail & Buckeye Trail via Bridle Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in South Chagrin Reservation near Moreland Hills, OH. It is mostly level, with 199 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi804 – 1,014 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.43296, -81.41757
Nearest town Moreland Hills, OH
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Blue Heron Trail & Buckeye Trail via Bridle Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 804–1,015 ft

Out & Back · South Chagrin Reservation

Trailhead: 41.43296, -81.41757

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 S.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blue Heron Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Blue Heron Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bridle Trial, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Bridle Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto South Chagrin Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Bridle Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 200 ftTurn right onto South Chagrin Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading S.
  16. 50 ftReach Blue Heron Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right onto South Chagrin Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 250 ftTurn right onto Bridle Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left onto South Chagrin Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftBear right onto Bridle Trail, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left onto Bridle Trial, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto Bridle Trail, heading NW.
  27. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blue Heron Trail, heading NE.
  28. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftContinue straight onto Blue Heron Trail, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading W.
  31. 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/blue-heron-trail-buckeye-trail-out-back-5-km-66d7

Trail surface

66% gravel15% dirt5% other3% paved11% 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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