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EagleCity Park

Buck Creek Scenic Trail & Soccer Field Spur via Simon Kenton Trail

11.1 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Buck Creek Scenic Trail & Soccer Field Spur via Simon Kenton Trail is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in EagleCity Park near Oakcrest, OH. It is mostly level, with 188 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi929 – 1,027 ft11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Buck Creek Scenic Trail 39.94067, -83.75851
Nearest town Oakcrest, OH
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Buck Creek Scenic Trail & Soccer Field Spur via Simon Kenton Trail

11.1 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Elevation 929–1,028 ft

Out & Back · EagleCity Park

Trailhead: Buck Creek Scenic Trail · 39.94067, -83.75851

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 8:47 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Buck Creek Scenic Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.8 miTurn right onto Simon Kenton Trail, heading NW.
  3. 3.4 miTurn left onto Soccer Field Spur, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miReach Buck Creek Scenic Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Simon Kenton Trail, heading S.
  6. 3.4 miTurn left onto Buck Creek Scenic Trail, heading SE.
  7. 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/buck-creek-scenic-trail-out-back-17-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 8:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~95 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 8:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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