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Bridle Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Prairie Oaks Metro Park near Lake Darby Estates, OH. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 919 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bridle Trail 39.98593, -83.25589
Nearest town Lake Darby Estates, OH

Directions

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Bridle Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 869–919 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Oaks Metro Park

Trailhead: Bridle Trail · 39.98593, -83.25589

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Bridle Trail, heading E.
  2. 3.2 miReach Bridle Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 3.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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