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Hampton Hills Mountain Bike Area

Hardy Loop–Peninsula Loop, 4 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 54 min

Hardy Loop–Peninsula Loop, 4 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Hampton Hills Mountain Bike Area near Cranmer, OH. It is mostly level, with 200 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi771 – 951 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.15085, -81.55067
Nearest town Cranmer, OH
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Hardy Loop–Peninsula Loop, 4 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 54 min

Elevation 771–953 ft

Out & Back · Hampton Hills Mountain Bike Area

Trailhead: 41.15085, -81.55067

Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 78°F / low 64° · precip 24% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Straightaway, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Upper Loop, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miBear right onto Woodward Creek Loop, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto Hardy Loop, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Peninsula Loop, heading W.
  10. 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftReach Upper Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Hardy Loop, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 150 ftTurn left onto Woodward Creek Loop, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miBear left onto Upper Loop, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right onto Straightaway, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  20. 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/hardy-loop-peninsula-loop-out-back-4-sights-4-km-b5c0

Trail surface

75% dirt23% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 78°F64°
Precip24%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity66%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°60° 12 AM: 16% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 11% rain7 AM: 10% rain8 AM: 5% rain9 AM: 20% rain10 AM: 17% rain11 AM: 21% rain12 PM: 24% rain1 PM: 20% rain2 PM: 20% rain3 PM: 9% rain4 PM: 8% rain5 PM: 8% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 77°56°
Mon 78°55°
Tue 83°57°
Wed 87°69° 33%
Thu 74°67° 33%
Fri 79°61°

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Cranmer, Ohio