Scioto Trail State Forest

Estep Hollow & South Ridge Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 1,701 ft · 3 hr 19 min

Estep Hollow & South Ridge Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Scioto Trail State Forest near Pride, OH. It climbs 1,701 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi633 – 1,086 ft · steepest grade: 18%7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Airport Loop 39.21839, -82.91501
Nearest town Pride, OH

Directions

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Estep Hollow & South Ridge Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 1,701 ft · 3 hr 19 min

Elevation 634–1,085 ft

Out & Back · Scioto Trail State Forest

Trailhead: Airport Loop · 39.21839, -82.91501

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 67° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Black Forest, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto C-9, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Estep Hollow, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miBear right onto The Wall, heading W.
  6. 1.5 miBear left onto South Ridge Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.4 miReach Estep Hollow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 2.9 miBear left onto Estep Hollow, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto C-9, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Black Forest, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading SE.
  12. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

94% dirt2% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F67°
Precip2%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity64%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:43 PM
Tue 88°62°
Wed 91°71° 43%
Thu 93°68° 35%
Fri 94°67° 58%
Sat 87°68° 37%
Sun 98°69°

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