Salt Fork State Park

Buckeye Trail

6 mi · ▲ 551 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Buckeye Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Salt Fork State Park near Odell, OH. It climbs 551 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi804 – 1,099 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Buckeye Trail 40.12131, -81.46174
Nearest town Odell, OH

Directions

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Buckeye Trail

6 mi · ▲ 551 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 804–1,100 ft

Out & Back · Salt Fork State Park

Trailhead: Buckeye Trail · 40.12131, -81.46174

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:51 PM

  1. Start on Buckeye Trail, heading S.
  2. 3 miReach Buckeye Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 3 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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