South Chagrin Reservation
Bridle Viewpoint & Blue Heron Trail via Bridle Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Bridle Viewpoint & Blue Heron Trail via Bridle Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in South Chagrin Reservation near Moreland Hills, OH. The route reaches Bridle Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 260 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bridle Viewpoint & Blue Heron Trail via Bridle Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 804–1,016 ft
Out & Back · South Chagrin Reservation
Trailhead: 41.43296, -81.41757
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blue Heron Trail, heading S.
- 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 E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bridle Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto South Chagrin Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bridle Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto South Chagrin Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Bridle Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto South Chagrin Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Sulphur Springs Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Look About Lodge Loop Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Look About Lodge Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Quarry Rock Viewpoint–Blue Heron Trail, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 303 ft
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