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
- Start on Headwaters Trail, heading E.
- 3.2 miSharp left onto Buckeye Trail, heading NW.
- 2.6 miReach Headwaters Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miSharp right onto Headwaters Trail, heading SW.
- 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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Headwaters Trail Trailhead
- Headwaters Trail & Oak Ridge Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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