Deer Creek Lake via Red Bridle Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Deer Creek Lake via Red Bridle Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Deer Creek State Park near Pancoastburg, OH. The route reaches Deer Creek Lake at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 88 ft of elevation gain. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Deer Creek Lake via Red Bridle Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 815–873 ft
Out & Back · Deer Creek State Park
Trailhead: 39.63264, -83.25668
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 86°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 8:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Red Bridle Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Ridge Trail (0.9mi), heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Deer Creek Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Red Bridle Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Deer Creek Lake via Red Bridle Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 88 ft
- Blue Bridle Trail & Green Bridle Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 148 ft
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