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Scioto Trail State Forest

Bridle 15-16 & Long Branch Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 1,146 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Bridle 15-16 & Long Branch Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Scioto Trail State Forest near Pride, OH. It climbs 1,146 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi617 – 1,047 ft · steepest grade: 23%6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Long Branch Trail Head 39.22493, -82.91851
Nearest town Pride, OH
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Bridle 15-16 & Long Branch Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 1,146 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Elevation 616–1,048 ft

Out & Back · Scioto Trail State Forest

Trailhead: Long Branch Trail Head · 39.22493, -82.91851

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 88°F / low 60° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Long Branch Trail, heading NE.
  2. 2.1 miSharp right onto Bridle 11-12, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bridle 15-16, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miReach Long Branch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bridle 11-12, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miSharp left onto Long Branch Trail, heading E.
  7. 2.1 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-long-branch-trail-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

25% dirt75% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 88°F60°
Precip1%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:43 PM
Wed 90°71° 46%
Thu 93°68° 35%
Fri 94°67° 61%
Sat 87°68° 36%
Sun 98°69° 15%
Mon 94°70° 24%

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