Hinckley Reservation
Hinckley Hills Trail - Carriage Trail & Worden's Ledges Loop Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 422 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Hinckley Hills Trail - Carriage Trail & Worden's Ledges Loop Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Hinckley Reservation near Echo Lake Glen, OH. It climbs 422 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hinckley Hills Trail - Carriage Trail & Worden's Ledges Loop Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 422 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 956–1,202 ft
Out & Back · Hinckley Reservation
Trailhead: 41.21413, -81.73389
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Hinckley Hills Trail - Carriage Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Carriage & Bridle Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Ledge Lake Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Worden's Ledges Loop Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Worden's Ledges Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Hinckley Hills Trail - Carriage Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Worden's Ledges Loop Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Ledge Lake Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Carriage & Bridle Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Bridle Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Hinckley Hills Trail - Carriage Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Hinckley Lake–Hinckley Reservation Beach, 6 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 256 ft
- Ledge Lake & Hinckley Hills Trail - Carriage Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 486 ft
- Whipps Ledges–Bridle Trail, 4 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 573 ft
- Buckeye Sunset Point–Whipps Ledges, 5 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 765 ft
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