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Bachelor Preserve

Four Mile Creek–Bachelor Pond, 4 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Four Mile Creek–Bachelor Pond, 4 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Bachelor Preserve near Oxford, OH. The route passes Four Mile Creek before reaching Bachelor Pond at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 260 ft. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi768 – 883 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.50815, -84.71619
Nearest town Oxford, OH
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Four Mile Creek–Bachelor Pond, 4 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Elevation 768–882 ft

Out & Back · Bachelor Preserve

Trailhead: 39.50815, -84.71619

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 8:50 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 492 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Four Mile Creek.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto North Fisher Drive, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  21. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 100 ftTurn right onto Cross Country Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  26. 100 ftSharp right onto Bachelor Preserve East Loop, heading E.
  27. 0.9 miPass Bachelor Pond.
  28. 0.1 miReach Four Mile Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 1 miSharp left, heading W.
  30. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  31. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cross Country Trail, heading S.
  32. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  33. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  34. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  35. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  36. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  43. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  44. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  45. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  46. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  47. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  48. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  49. 50 ftTurn right onto North Fisher Drive, heading SW.
  50. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  51. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  52. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  53. 50 ftArrive 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/four-mile-creek-bachelor-pond-out-back-5-lakes-12-km

Trail surface

17% paved83% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 8:50 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 492 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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