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Penitentiary Glen Reservation

Gorge Overlook & Rabbit Run Loop Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Gorge Overlook & Rabbit Run Loop Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Penitentiary Glen Reservation near Parks Corner, OH. The route reaches Gorge Overlook at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 354 ft. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi794 – 1,011 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rabbit Run Loop Trail 41.61287, -81.33263
Nearest town Parks Corner, OH
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Gorge Overlook & Rabbit Run Loop Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 793–1,010 ft

Out & Back · Penitentiary Glen Reservation

Trailhead: Rabbit Run Loop Trail · 41.61287, -81.33263

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Transit-accessible: Lake Shore Live Steamers stop 91 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rabbit Run Loop Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto Rabbit Run Loop Access Trail, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftSharp right onto Gorge Rim Loop Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rabbit Run Loop Access Trail, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Rabbit Run Loop Trail, heading N.
  6. 1.1 miTurn right onto Rabbit Run Alternate Trail, heading S.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Red Fox Loop Trail, heading E.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftReach Gorge Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 350 ftContinue straight onto Rabbit Run Alternate Trail, heading E.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Rabbit Run Loop Trail, heading SE.
  12. 1.1 miTurn right onto Rabbit Run Loop Access Trail, heading E.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gorge Rim Loop Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miSharp left onto Rabbit Run Loop Access Trail, heading NE.
  15. 100 ftSharp right onto Rabbit Run Loop Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 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-rabbit-run-loop-trail-out-back

Trail surface

85% other14% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lake Shore Live Steamers stop 91 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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