Buckeye Trail & Headwaters Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 360 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Buckeye Trail & Headwaters Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back near Mantua, OH. It climbs 360 ft. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,027 – 1,316 ft11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Headwaters Trail 41.28203, -81.22104
Nearest town Mantua, OH

Directions

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Buckeye Trail & Headwaters Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 360 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Elevation 1,026–1,314 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Headwaters Trail · 41.28203, -81.22104

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Headwaters Trail, heading E.
  2. 3.2 miSharp left onto Buckeye Trail, heading NW.
  3. 2.6 miReach Headwaters Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.6 miSharp right onto Headwaters Trail, heading SW.
  5. 3.2 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

55% dirt45% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.8 mi in (~150 min). Leave by 5:03 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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