Delaware Reservoir Wildlife Area

Delaware Reservoir & Briar Patch Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Delaware Reservoir & Briar Patch Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Delaware Reservoir Wildlife Area near Troyton, OH. The route reaches Delaware Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi929 – 951 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.39537, -83.07367
Nearest town Troyton, OH

Directions

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Delaware Reservoir & Briar Patch Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Elevation 929–952 ft

Out & Back · Delaware Reservoir Wildlife Area

Trailhead: 40.39537, -83.07367

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 8:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Briar Patch Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.9 miPass Delaware Reservoir.
  4. 0.5 miBear left onto Lakeview Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.6 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

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:15 PM.

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