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Buckeye Trail–Fox Trail, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 612 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Buckeye Trail–Fox Trail, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Deersville, OH. It climbs 612 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 1,240 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pine Tree Trail 40.31943, -81.18798
Nearest town Deersville, OH
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Buckeye Trail–Fox Trail, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 612 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 915–1,239 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Pine Tree Trail · 40.31943, -81.18798

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:50 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pine Tree Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Fox Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 450 ftTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miReach Pine Tree Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 400 ftTurn left onto Fox Trail, heading SW.
  8. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Pine Tree Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.5 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-fox-trail-out-back-3-sights-8-km-a909

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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