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Forbes Crossing Trail via Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Forbes Crossing Trail via Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Bedford Reservation near Bedford, OH. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 1,007 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail 41.38069, -81.53441
Nearest town Bedford, OH
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Forbes Crossing Trail via Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 890–1,009 ft

Out & Back · Bedford Reservation

Trailhead: Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail · 41.38069, -81.53441

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading S.
  2. 1 miTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SE.
  8. 400 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right onto Forbes Crossing Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.8 miReach Forbes Crossing Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.8 miSharp left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading W.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  15. 400 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading W.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  19. 100 ftTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/forbes-crossing-trail-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

61% paved26% dirt6% boardwalk7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 11 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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