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Bedford Reservation

Buckeye Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Buckeye Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Bedford Reservation near Bedford, OH. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 991 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Egbert Loop Trail 41.38447, -81.53867
Nearest town Bedford, OH
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Buckeye Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 890–991 ft

Out & Back · Bedford Reservation

Trailhead: Egbert Loop Trail · 41.38447, -81.53867

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.3 miTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  9. 350 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SE.
  11. 400 ftBear left onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miReach Buckeye Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miBear right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  14. 400 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading W.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SW.
  16. 350 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading W.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
  22. 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 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-out-back-6-km-4cff

Trail surface

76% paved15% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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