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Buckeye Trail & Parallel Universe via Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Buckeye Trail & Parallel Universe via Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Bedford Reservation near Bedford, OH. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi883 – 991 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.38475, -81.52414
Nearest town Bedford, OH
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Buckeye Trail & Parallel Universe via Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 884–991 ft

Out & Back · Bedford Reservation

Trailhead: 41.38475, -81.52414

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Egbert Loop Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Bridle Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Parallel Universe, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miReach Buckeye Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Bridle Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Egbert Loop Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.7 miArrive 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-parallel-universe-out-back-6-km-bc29

Trail surface

54% dirt41% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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