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Scioto Trail State Forest

Buckeye Trail & Estep Hollow

3.8 mi · ▲ 942 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Buckeye Trail & Estep Hollow is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Scioto Trail State Forest near Pride, OH. It climbs 942 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi627 – 997 ft · steepest grade: 27%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Long Branch Trail Head 39.22493, -82.91851
Nearest town Pride, OH
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Buckeye Trail & Estep Hollow

3.8 mi · ▲ 942 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 627–996 ft

Out & Back · Scioto Trail State Forest

Trailhead: Long Branch Trail Head · 39.22493, -82.91851

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 88°F / low 60° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Buckeye Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Black Forest, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto C-9, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miBear left onto Estep Hollow, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miBear right onto The Wall, heading W.
  7. 0.8 miReach Buckeye Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.8 miBear left onto Estep Hollow, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miBear right onto C-9, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miBear right onto Black Forest, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Buckeye Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 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-estep-hollow-out-back-6-km-681c

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 88°F60°
Precip1%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:43 PM
Wed 90°71° 46%
Thu 93°68° 35%
Fri 94°67° 61%
Sat 87°68° 36%
Sun 98°69° 15%
Mon 94°70° 24%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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