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Scioto Trail State Forest

Bridle 31-33–Buckeye Trail, 5 sights

7.7 mi · ▲ 1,319 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Bridle 31-33–Buckeye Trail, 5 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Scioto Trail State Forest near Pride, OH. It climbs 1,319 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi617 – 1,066 ft · steepest grade: 23%7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Long Branch Trail Head 39.22493, -82.91851
Nearest town Pride, OH
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Bridle 31-33–Buckeye Trail, 5 sights

7.7 mi · ▲ 1,319 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Elevation 616–1,066 ft

Out & Back · Scioto Trail State Forest

Trailhead: Long Branch Trail Head · 39.22493, -82.91851

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Buckeye Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Black Forest, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto C-9, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miBear left onto Estep Hollow, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miBear right onto The Wall, heading W.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right onto Bridle 31-33, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miBear left onto Buckeye Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.6 miBear left onto Buckeye/Bridle, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miReach Buckeye Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.7 miBear right onto Buckeye Trail, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 2.8 miTurn right onto Long Branch Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 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-31-33-buckeye-trail-out-back-6-sights-12-km-96ff

Trail surface

43% dirt57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:18 AMSunset 7:34 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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