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Scioto Trail State Forest

Buckeye Trail–Estep Hollow, 3 sights

11.4 mi · ▲ 1,945 ft · 4 hr 46 min

Buckeye Trail–Estep Hollow, 3 sights is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Scioto Trail State Forest near Alma, OH. It climbs 1,945 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi617 – 1,106 ft · steepest grade: 16%11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Buckeye Trail 39.21304, -82.95092
Nearest town Alma, OH
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Buckeye Trail–Estep Hollow, 3 sights

11.4 mi · ▲ 1,945 ft · 4 hr 46 min

Elevation 616–1,107 ft

Out & Back · Scioto Trail State Forest

Trailhead: Buckeye Trail · 39.21304, -82.95092

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 86°F / low 60° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 8:42 PM

  1. Start on Buckeye Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto South Ridge Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.5 miBear left onto Estep Hollow, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto C-9, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miBear right onto Black Forest, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Buckeye Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Long Branch Trail, heading E.
  8. 3 miReach Estep Hollow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 3 miBear right onto Buckeye Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Black Forest, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miBear left onto C-9, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Estep Hollow, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miBear right onto The Wall, heading SW.
  15. 1.5 miTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/buckeye-trail-estep-hollow-out-back-3-sights-18-km-c12e

Trail surface

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 86°F60°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity70%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:42 PM
Wed 87°69° 46%
Thu 89°66° 35%
Fri 92°68° 62%
Sat 85°67° 36%
Sun 95°67° 15%
Mon 97°71° 24%

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