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Scioto Trail State Forest

Buckeye Trail–Caldwell Trail, 5 sights

13.5 mi · ▲ 1,793 ft · 5 hr 24 min

Buckeye Trail–Caldwell Trail, 5 sights is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Scioto Trail State Forest near Alma, OH. It climbs 1,793 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 1,106 ft · steepest grade: 29%13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.22393, -82.97244
Nearest town Alma, OH
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Buckeye Trail–Caldwell Trail, 5 sights

13.5 mi · ▲ 1,793 ft · 5 hr 24 min

Elevation 643–1,107 ft

Out & Back · Scioto Trail State Forest

Trailhead: 39.22393, -82.97244

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miSharp right onto Caldwell Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miBear left onto Hewitt Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 450 ftTurn left onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
  6. 2.8 miTurn left onto Long Branch Trail, heading NE.
  7. 2.6 miReach Caldwell Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 2.6 miTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading SE.
  9. 2.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 450 ftTurn left onto Hewitt Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto Caldwell Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/buckeye-trail-caldwell-trail-out-back-5-sights-22-km-e48b

Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:18 AMSunset 7:34 PM

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