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Penitentiary Glen Reservation

Gorge Overlook–Kirtland Connector Trail, 4 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Gorge Overlook–Kirtland Connector Trail, 4 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Penitentiary Glen Reservation near Kirtland, OH. The route reaches Gorge Overlook at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 333 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi719 – 1,027 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kirtland Connector Trail 41.61880, -81.35584
Nearest town Kirtland, OH
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Gorge Overlook–Kirtland Connector Trail, 4 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 718–1,027 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

  1. Start on Kirtland Connector Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Rabbit Run Loop Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rabbit Run Alternate Trail, heading E.
  4. 200 ftContinue straight onto Red Fox Loop Trail, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Rabbit Run Alternate Trail, heading SE.
  6. 300 ftBear right onto Red Fox Loop Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rabbit Run Alternate Trail, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Red Fox Loop Trail, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rabbit Run Alternate Trail, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Fox Loop Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftSharp left onto Halle Home Loop Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miPass Gorge Overlook.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Glen Meadow Loop Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 200 ftReach Gorge Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miBear right onto Halle Home Loop Trail, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miSharp right onto Red Fox Loop Trail, heading W.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rabbit Run Alternate Trail, heading W.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Fox Loop Trail, heading S.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rabbit Run Alternate Trail, heading S.
  27. 150 ftContinue straight onto Red Fox Loop Trail, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftBear left onto Rabbit Run Alternate Trail, heading SE.
  29. 300 ftContinue straight onto Red Fox Loop Trail, heading SW.
  30. 100 ftContinue straight onto Rabbit Run Alternate Trail, heading S.
  31. 150 ftTurn left onto Rabbit Run Loop Trail, heading SE.
  32. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Kirtland Connector Trail, heading S.
  33. 1.1 miArrive 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/gorge-overlook-kirtland-connector-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

69% gravel19% other6% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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