South Chagrin Reservation
Bridle Viewpoint–Blue Heron Trail, 3 sights
7 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Bridle Viewpoint–Blue Heron Trail, 3 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back in South Chagrin Reservation near Moreland Hills, OH. The route reaches Bridle Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bridle Viewpoint–Blue Heron Trail, 3 sights
7 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Elevation 785–952 ft
Out & Back · South Chagrin Reservation
Trailhead: 41.45689, -81.40680
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 78°F / low 64° · precip 11% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miBear left onto Blue Heron Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftPass Bridle Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Blue Heron Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Blue Heron Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bridle Trial, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right onto South Chagrin Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto South Chagrin Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Henry Church Rock Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right onto Hatchet Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftReach Bridle Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear left onto Buckeye Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Henry Church Rock Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto South Chagrin Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bridle Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto South Chagrin Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bridle Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Bridle Trial, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bridle Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blue Heron Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Blue Heron Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Blue Heron Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Bridle Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 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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Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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