Hinckley Reservation
Buckeye Sunset Point–Whipps Ledges, 7 sights
5 mi · ▲ 549 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Buckeye Sunset Point–Whipps Ledges, 7 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Hinckley Reservation near Echo Lake Glen, OH. The route passes Hinckley Lake, Hinckley Lake Spillway Pool, Hinckley Reservation Beach and 2 more. It climbs 549 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Buckeye Sunset Point–Whipps Ledges, 7 sights
5 mi · ▲ 549 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 895–1,290 ft
Out & Back · Hinckley Reservation
Trailhead: Bridle Trail · 41.22466, -81.72118
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 78°F / low 64° · precip 21% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Hinckley Lake.
- 50 ftPass Hinckley Lake Spillway Pool.
- 50 ftPass Hinckley Reservation Beach.
- 50 ftTurn left onto All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Buckeye Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Whipp's Ledges Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Whipps Ledges.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftPass Buckeye Sunset Point.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Bridle Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Buckeye Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Bridle Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Buckeye trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Whipp's Ledges Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto All Purpose Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Whipps Ledges–Hinckley Lake, 6 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 416 ft
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