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Scioto Trail State Forest

Bridle 15-16 & Cemetery Bridle Trail via Long Branch Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,519 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Bridle 15-16 & Cemetery Bridle Trail via Long Branch Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Scioto Trail State Forest near Three Locks, OH. It climbs 1,519 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 1,047 ft · steepest grade: 23%8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bridle 2-3 39.23266, -82.93913
Nearest town Three Locks, OH
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Bridle 15-16 & Cemetery Bridle Trail via Long Branch Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,519 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Elevation 643–1,048 ft

Out & Back · Scioto Trail State Forest

Trailhead: Bridle 2-3 · 39.23266, -82.93913

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start on Bridle 2-3, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Buckeye Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left onto Long Branch Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.7 miSharp right onto Bridle 11-12, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bridle 15-16, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miReach Cemetery Bridle Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bridle 11-12, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miSharp left onto Long Branch Trail, heading E.
  9. 1.7 miTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading SW.
  10. 1.2 miTurn right onto Bridle 2-3, heading N.
  11. 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/bridle-15-16-cemetery-bridle-trail-out-back-13-km

Trail surface

29% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:18 AMSunset 7:34 PM

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