AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

ML "Red" Trabue Nature Reserve

Golden Bear Reservior & Ashbaugh Road

16 mi · ▲ 242 ft · 5 hr 27 min

Golden Bear Reservior & Ashbaugh Road is a 16-mile out-and-back in ML "Red" Trabue Nature Reserve near Sandy Corners, OH. The route reaches Golden Bear Reservior at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 242 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 965 ft19.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.09888, -83.16985
Nearest town Sandy Corners, OH
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Golden Bear Reservior & Ashbaugh Road

16 mi · ▲ 242 ft · 5 hr 27 min

Elevation 873–965 ft

Out & Back · ML "Red" Trabue Nature Reserve

Trailhead: 40.09888, -83.16985

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miBear right onto Red Trabue Walking Path, heading W.
  19. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  20. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  28. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  30. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  31. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  32. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  34. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  35. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  36. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  37. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  39. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  41. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  43. 500 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  44. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  45. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  46. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  47. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  48. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  49. 300 ftPass Golden Bear Reservior.
  50. 0.3 miReach Golden Bear Reservior, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  51. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  52. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  53. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  54. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  55. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  56. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  57. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  58. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  59. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  60. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  61. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  62. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  63. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  64. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  65. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  66. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  67. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  68. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  69. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  70. 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
  71. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ashbaugh Road, heading SE.
  72. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  73. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  74. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  75. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  76. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  77. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  78. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  79. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  80. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  81. 200 ftBear right onto Red Trabue Walking Path, heading S.
  82. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  83. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  84. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  85. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  86. 450 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  87. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  88. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  89. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  90. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  91. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  92. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  93. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  94. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  95. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  96. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  97. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  98. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  99. 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/muirfield-village-din-eidyn-pond-ashbaugh-road-out-back-22-km

Trail surface

23% paved77% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.4 mi in (~132 min). Leave by 5:00 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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