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South Chagrin Reservation

Buckeye Trail–Hatchet Ridge Trail, 4 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Buckeye Trail–Hatchet Ridge Trail, 4 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in South Chagrin Reservation near Bentleyville, OH. It climbs 348 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi833 – 1,037 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Quarry Rock Loop Trail 41.41467, -81.41400
Nearest town Bentleyville, OH
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Buckeye Trail–Hatchet Ridge Trail, 4 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 834–1,037 ft

Out & Back · South Chagrin Reservation

Trailhead: Quarry Rock Loop Trail · 41.41467, -81.41400

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Henry Church Rock Loop Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Hatchet Ridge Trail, heading S.
  5. 450 ftBear right onto Buckeye Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miReach Hatchet Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.3 miSharp right onto Shelterhouse Loop Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Henry Church Rock Loop Trail, heading E.
  12. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  14. 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-hatchet-ridge-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

52% gravel31% dirt14% other2% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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