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Bachelor Preserve

Four Mile Creek–Bachelor Pond, 4 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Four Mile Creek–Bachelor Pond, 4 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Bachelor Preserve near Oxford, OH. The route passes Four Mile Creek before reaching Bachelor Pond at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi781 – 883 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.51168, -84.72664
Nearest town Oxford, OH
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Four Mile Creek–Bachelor Pond, 4 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 780–882 ft

Out & Back · Bachelor Preserve

Trailhead: 39.51168, -84.72664

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

Transit-accessible: stop 726 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  14. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miPass Four Mile Creek.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 100 ftTurn right onto Cross Country Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 100 ftSharp right onto Bachelor Preserve East Loop, heading E.
  21. 0.9 miPass Bachelor Pond.
  22. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 250 ftReach Four Mile Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 1 miSharp left, heading W.
  25. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cross Country Trail, heading S.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  30. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  35. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  36. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  37. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  39. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  40. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  41. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  43. 150 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-9-km

Trail surface

12% paved88% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 8:50 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 726 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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