Girdled Road Reservation
Connector Trail & Oak Leaf Loop Trail
3 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Connector Trail & Oak Leaf Loop Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Girdled Road Reservation near West Bass Lake, OH. It climbs 257 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Connector Trail & Oak Leaf Loop Trail
3 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 905–1,108 ft
Out & Back · Girdled Road Reservation
Trailhead: Oak Leaf Loop Trail · 41.64264, -81.17486
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Oak Leaf Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Green Darner Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Oak Leaf Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Oak Leaf Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Oak Leaf Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Green Darner Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Oak Leaf Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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