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Scioto Trail State Forest

Buckeye Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Buckeye Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Scioto Trail State Forest near Alma, OH. It climbs 546 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi797 – 1,043 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Martin Road 39.20239, -82.95328
Nearest town Alma, OH
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Buckeye Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 797–1,042 ft

Out & Back · Scioto Trail State Forest

Trailhead: Martin Road · 39.20239, -82.95328

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start on Martin Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miSharp left onto Buckeye Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto South Ridge Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miReach Buckeye Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miSharp right onto Martin Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.6 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/buckeye-trail-buckeye-trail-out-back-5-km-c589

Trail surface

13% gravel87% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:18 AMSunset 7:34 PM

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