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Bedford Reservation

Buckeye Trail–Mars Quarry, 4 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Buckeye Trail–Mars Quarry, 4 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Bedford Reservation near Walton Hills, OH. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi824 – 951 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Touch Stone Loop 41.35878, -81.56355
Nearest town Walton Hills, OH
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Buckeye Trail–Mars Quarry, 4 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 824–951 ft

Out & Back · Bedford Reservation

Trailhead: Touch Stone Loop · 41.35878, -81.56355

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Touch Stone Loop, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Bridle Trail, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miBear right onto Touch Stone Loop, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftBear right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Mars Quarry, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Wild Oaks Loop, heading N.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.9 miTurn left onto Buckeye Trail, heading S.
  14. 150 ftTurn right onto Mars Quarry, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miBear left onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Touch Stone Loop, heading E.
  18. 200 ftBear left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
  20. 100 ftBear left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Touch Stone Loop, heading S.
  22. 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-mars-quarry-out-back-4-sights-6-km-756b

Trail surface

69% dirt27% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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