Buckeye Trail–Orchard Bridle Trail, 3 sights
7.5 mi · ▲ 1,294 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Buckeye Trail–Orchard Bridle Trail, 3 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Pike Lake State Park near Morgantown, OH. It climbs 1,294 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi719 – 1,260 ft · steepest grade: 25%7.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.15304, -83.21435
Nearest town Morgantown, OH
Directions
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Buckeye Trail–Orchard Bridle Trail, 3 sights
7.5 mi · ▲ 1,294 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Elevation 718–1,260 ft
Out & Back · Pike Lake State Park
Trailhead: 39.15304, -83.21435
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 62° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 8:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Valley Bridle Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Orchard Bridle Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Buckeye Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miBear right onto Valley Bridle Trail, heading SE.
- 3.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
69% dirt31% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 89°F62°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity68%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:44 PM
Wed
91°71°
43%
Thu
92°68°
38%
Fri
93°68°
68%
Sat
84°68°
34%
Sun
97°70°
15%
Mon
93°70°
23%
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- Valley Bridle Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 942 ft
- Pike Lake–Pike Lake State Park Beach, 4 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,681 ft
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