Penitentiary Glen Reservation
Gorge Overlook & Kirtland Connector Trail via Rabbit Run Loop Trail
3 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Gorge Overlook & Kirtland Connector Trail via Rabbit Run Loop Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Penitentiary Glen Reservation near Kirtland, OH. The route reaches Gorge Overlook at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 307 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Gorge Overlook & Kirtland Connector Trail via Rabbit Run Loop Trail
3 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 718–1,010 ft
Out & Back · Penitentiary Glen Reservation
Trailhead: Kirtland Connector Trail · 41.61880, -81.35584
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Kirtland Connector Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Rabbit Run Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Rabbit Run Alternate Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Red Fox Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftReach Gorge Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Rabbit Run Alternate Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Rabbit Run Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Kirtland Connector Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miArrive 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
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Kirtland Connector Trail Trailhead
- Gorge Overlook–Kirtland Connector Trail, 4 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 333 ft
- Gorge Rim Loop Trail & Kirtland Connector Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 496 ft
- Observation Blind & Kirtland Connector Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 522 ft
- Stoney Brook Falls & Kirtland Connector Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 555 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Kirtland, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Kirtland, Ohio