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Penitentiary Glen Reservation

Gorge Rim Loop Trail & Kirtland Connector Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 496 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Gorge Rim Loop Trail & Kirtland Connector Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Penitentiary Glen Reservation near Kirtland, OH. It climbs 496 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi719 – 988 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kirtland Connector Trail 41.61880, -81.35584
Nearest town Kirtland, OH
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Gorge Rim Loop Trail & Kirtland Connector Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 496 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 718–986 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 miSharp left onto Rabbit Run Loop Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right onto Rabbit Run Loop Access Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gorge Rim Loop Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miReach Kirtland Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rabbit Run Loop Access Trail, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Rabbit Run Loop Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.8 miSharp right onto Kirtland Connector Trail, heading SE.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/gorge-rim-loop-trail-kirtland-connector-trail-out-back-7-km-2862

Trail surface

63% gravel37% other

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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