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Bridle Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Prairie Oaks Metro Park near Lake Darby Estates, OH. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 922 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bridle Trail 39.98821, -83.26369
Nearest town Lake Darby Estates, OH

Directions

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Bridle Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 51 min

Elevation 872–922 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Oaks Metro Park

Trailhead: Bridle Trail · 39.98821, -83.26369

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 80°F / low 70° · precip 59% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

  1. Start on Bridle Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left onto Coneflower Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bridle Trail, heading SW.
  5. 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

4% dirt96% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 80°F70°
Precip59%Wind10 mphUV5Humidity90%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°70° 12 AM: 20% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 18% rain3 AM: 20% rain4 AM: 24% rain5 AM: 32% rain6 AM: 59% rain7 AM: 39% rain8 AM: 42% rain9 AM: 36% rain10 AM: 29% rain11 AM: 34% rain12 PM: 19% rain1 PM: 16% rain2 PM: 9% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 7% rain5 PM: 5% rain6 PM: 5% rain7 PM: 16% rain8 PM: 17% rain9 PM: 25% rain10 PM: 57% rain11 PM: 54% rain
Sunrise 7:19 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:35 PM
Mon 69°59° 53%
Tue 67°56°
Wed 59°57° 25%
Thu 69°55° 19%
Fri 68°49°
Sat 69°47°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 4 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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