Golden Bear Reservior & Ashbaugh Road
14.7 mi · ▲ 323 ft · 5 hr 4 min
Golden Bear Reservior & Ashbaugh Road is a 14.7-mile out-and-back near Shawnee Hills, OH. The route reaches Golden Bear Reservior at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 323 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Golden Bear Reservior & Ashbaugh Road
14.7 mi · ▲ 323 ft · 5 hr 4 min
Elevation 806–967 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.13859, -83.11978
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 84°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftPass Golden Bear Reservior.
- 0.2 miReach Golden Bear Reservior, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ashbaugh Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~109 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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