Columbia Reservation
Briarwood Trail & Oxbow Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Briarwood Trail & Oxbow Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Columbia Reservation near Columbia Center, OH. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Briarwood Trail & Oxbow Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 763–799 ft
Out & Back · Columbia Reservation
Trailhead: Oxbow Trail · 41.31426, -81.92141
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Oxbow Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Connector Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Heron Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Briarwood Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Oxbow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Heron Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Connector Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Oxbow Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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