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Coneflower Trail via Bridle Trail is a 2.1-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 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 909 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Coneflower Trail via Bridle Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 44 min

Elevation 869–909 ft

Out & Back · 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. 1 miTurn right onto Coneflower Trail, heading NW.
  4. 400 ftReach Coneflower Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 450 ftTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading E.
  6. 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 surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:59 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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