North Chagrin Reservation
Bridle Trail - NC2 & Castle Valley Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 53 min
Bridle Trail - NC2 & Castle Valley Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in North Chagrin Reservation near Willoughby Hills, OH. It is mostly level, with 176 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bridle Trail - NC2 & Castle Valley Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 53 min
Elevation 684–883 ft
Out & Back · North Chagrin Reservation
Trailhead: Castle Valley Trail · 41.57392, -81.42133
Weather Sep 6: Mostly clear, high 74°F / low 58° · precip 3% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Castle Valley Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftBear right onto Bridle Trail - NC2;Castle Valley Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Castle Valley Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail - NC2, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Bridle Trail - NC2;Hemlock Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Castle Valley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Bridle Trail - NC2, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Castle Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bridle Trail - NC2, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Castle Valley Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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