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Hinckley Reservation

Hinckley Lake–Hinckley Reservation Beach, 6 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 256 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Hinckley Lake–Hinckley Reservation Beach, 6 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Hinckley Reservation near Echo Lake Glen, OH. The route passes Hinckley Lake and Hinckley Lake Spillway Pool before reaching Hinckley Reservation Beach at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 256 ft. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi906 – 1,168 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.21413, -81.73389
Nearest town Echo Lake Glen, OH
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Hinckley Lake–Hinckley Reservation Beach, 6 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 256 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 906–1,169 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Horseshoe Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Hinckley Hills Loop Trail, heading NE.
  4. 500 ftBear left onto Soybean Loop, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miPass Hinckley Lake Spillway Pool.
  8. 50 ftPass Hinckley Reservation Beach.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftReach Hinckley Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Soybean Loop, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miBear right onto Hinckley Hills Loop Trail, heading S.
  15. 500 ftTurn left onto Horseshoe Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.5 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/hinckley-lake-hinckley-reservation-beach-out-back-8-sights-4-km

Trail surface

8% paved7% dirt2% gravel83% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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