Kimble Trail
Buzzards Roost–Buckeye Trail, 5 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 434 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Buzzards Roost–Buckeye Trail, 5 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Kimble Trail near Reeds Run, OH. The route reaches Buzzards Roost at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 434 ft. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Buzzards Roost–Buckeye Trail, 5 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 434 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 876–1,206 ft
Out & Back · Kimble Trail
Trailhead: Zoar Valley Trail · 40.53009, -81.42940
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
- Start on Zoar Valley Trail, heading N.
- 1.9 miSharp right onto Buckeye Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Upper Eagle, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Multi Use, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Zoarite Mine, heading NW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Iron Mine and Wall, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Zoarite Mine, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Multi Use, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Zoarite Mine, heading NE.
- 450 ftReach Buzzards Roost, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Multi Use, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Zoarite Mine, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Iron Mine and Wall, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Zoarite Mine, heading SW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Multi Use, heading SW.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Upper Eagle, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Zoar Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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