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Bridle Trail Loop is a 2.9-mile loop in Prairie Oaks Metro Park near Lake Darby Estates, OH. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 925 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bridle Trail 39.99287, -83.25876
Nearest town Lake Darby Estates, OH

Directions

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Bridle Trail Loop

2.9 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 59 min

Elevation 869–924 ft

Loop · Prairie Oaks Metro Park

Trailhead: Bridle Trail · 39.99287, -83.25876

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 8:45 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Coneflower Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
  6. 2.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

11% dirt89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 8:04 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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