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Bedford Reservation

Buckeye Trail & Forbes Crossing Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 48 min

Buckeye Trail & Forbes Crossing Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Bedford Reservation near Oakwood, OH. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi912 – 1,014 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forbes Woods Ridge Trail 41.37311, -81.50454
Nearest town Oakwood, OH
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Buckeye Trail & Forbes Crossing Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 48 min

Elevation 911–1,013 ft

Out & Back · Bedford Reservation

Trailhead: Forbes Woods Ridge Trail · 41.37311, -81.50454

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Forbes Woods Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Forbes Crossing Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left onto Buckeye Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miReach Forbes Crossing Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Forbes Crossing Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Forbes Woods Ridge Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftArrive 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-forbes-crossing-trail-out-back

Trail surface

83% dirt13% boardwalk4% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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