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

Directions

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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 Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 82°F / low 70° · precip 83% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:34 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 surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 82°F70°
Precip83%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity90%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 12 AM: 29% rain1 AM: 40% rain2 AM: 59% rain3 AM: 80% rain4 AM: 83% rain5 AM: 78% rain6 AM: 79% rain7 AM: 70% rain8 AM: 58% rain9 AM: 49% rain10 AM: 27% rain11 AM: 18% rain12 PM: 11% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 3% rain5 PM: 2% rain6 PM: 4% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 9% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 19% rain11 PM: 35% rain
Sunrise 7:18 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Mon 73°60° 62%
Tue 72°58°
Wed 65°60° 44%
Thu 68°54° 23%
Fri 71°46°
Sat 70°44°

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