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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Buckeye Trail–Rerouted Bridle Trail, 4 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 1,018 ft · 4 hr 27 min

Buckeye Trail–Rerouted Bridle Trail, 4 sights is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Alexander, OH. It climbs 1,018 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi627 – 919 ft12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sagamore Creek Loop Trail 41.35136, -81.59072
Nearest town Alexander, OH
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Buckeye Trail–Rerouted Bridle Trail, 4 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 1,018 ft · 4 hr 27 min

Elevation 627–918 ft

Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Trailhead: Sagamore Creek Loop Trail · 41.35136, -81.59072

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sagamore Creek Loop Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading E.
  3. 400 ftBear right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Touch Stone Loop, heading N.
  7. 250 ftBear right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Mars Quarry, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Buckeye Trail, heading N.
  11. 200 ftTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right onto Hemlock Loop Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading E.
  15. 2.1 miReach Sagamore Creek Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 2 miContinue straight onto Hemlock Loop Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 450 ftTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading NE.
  20. 200 ftTurn right onto Mars Quarry, heading NE.
  21. 0.3 miBear left onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Touch Stone Loop, heading S.
  24. 250 ftBear left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading SW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftBear left onto Bridle Trail, heading SE.
  28. 400 ftContinue straight onto Sagamore Creek Loop Trail, heading S.
  29. 1.8 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-rerouted-bridle-trail-out-back-4-sights-19-km-49d5

Trail surface

75% dirt8% gravel1% paved16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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