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Big Creek Park

Buckeye Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 39 min

Buckeye Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Big Creek Park near West Bass Lake, OH. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,093 – 1,145 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Buckeye Trail 41.61262, -81.20077
Nearest town West Bass Lake, OH
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Buckeye Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 39 min

Elevation 1,093–1,144 ft

Out & Back · Big Creek Park

Trailhead: Buckeye Trail · 41.61262, -81.20077

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

  1. Start on Buckeye Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Highline Trail, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Service Road, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miBear right onto Hemlock Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Beechwoods Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
  8. 300 ftTurn left onto Cascade Trail, heading N.
  9. 200 ftContinue straight onto Trillium Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cascade Trail, heading SW.
  12. 200 ftTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading SW.
  13. 350 ftContinue straight onto Beechwoods Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hemlock Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miBear left onto Service Road, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto Highline Trail, heading E.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
  19. 100 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-out-back-463d

Trail surface

85% dirt3% paved1% gravel11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:53 PM

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