Clendening Lake & Buckeye Trail

2 mi · ▲ 449 ft · 53 min

Clendening Lake & Buckeye Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Deersville, OH. The route reaches Clendening Lake at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 449 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi902 – 1,139 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Buckeye Trail 40.25790, -81.18580
Nearest town Deersville, OH

Directions

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Clendening Lake & Buckeye Trail

2 mi · ▲ 449 ft · 53 min

Elevation 902–1,139 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Buckeye Trail · 40.25790, -81.18580

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:50 PM

  1. Start on Buckeye Trail, heading N.
  2. 1 miReach Clendening Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1 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 6:58 AMSunset 7:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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