Buckeye Trail via South Ridge Road
13.8 mi · ▲ 1,389 ft · 5 hr 18 min
Buckeye Trail via South Ridge Road is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Scioto Trail State Forest near Alma, OH. It climbs 1,389 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi620 – 1,086 ft13.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: South Ridge Trail 39.20647, -82.95513
Nearest town Alma, OH
Directions
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Buckeye Trail via South Ridge Road
13.8 mi · ▲ 1,389 ft · 5 hr 18 min
Elevation 621–1,085 ft
Out & Back · Scioto Trail State Forest
Trailhead: South Ridge Trail · 39.20647, -82.95513
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
- Start on South Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Buckeye Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Ridge Road, heading S.
- 4.5 miBear right onto Buckeye Trail, heading N.
- 1.9 miReach Buckeye Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miBear left onto South Ridge Road, heading NW.
- 4.5 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto South Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 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
65% gravel33% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:18 AMSunset 7:34 PM
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