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Penitentiary Glen Reservation

Kirtland Connector Trail & Red Fox Loop Trail via Rabbit Run Loop Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 327 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Kirtland Connector Trail & Red Fox Loop Trail via Rabbit Run Loop Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Penitentiary Glen Reservation near Parks Corner, OH. It climbs 327 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi719 – 1,037 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Glen Meadow Loop Alternate Trail 41.60855, -81.32977
Nearest town Parks Corner, OH
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Kirtland Connector Trail & Red Fox Loop Trail via Rabbit Run Loop Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 327 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 718–1,036 ft

Out & Back · Penitentiary Glen Reservation

Trailhead: Glen Meadow Loop Alternate Trail · 41.60855, -81.32977

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

Transit-accessible: Lake Shore Live Steamers stop 453 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Glen Meadow Loop Alternate Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Rabbit Run Loop Trail, heading S.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Halle Home Loop Trail, heading NW.
  4. 450 ftSharp right onto Red Fox Loop Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rabbit Run Alternate Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Fox Loop Trail, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rabbit Run Alternate Trail, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Red Fox Loop Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Rabbit Run Alternate Trail, heading NW.
  10. 300 ftContinue straight onto Red Fox Loop Trail, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rabbit Run Alternate Trail, heading NW.
  12. 200 ftTurn left onto Rabbit Run Loop Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Kirtland Connector Trail, heading NW.
  14. 1.2 miReach Red Fox Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Rabbit Run Loop Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rabbit Run Alternate Trail, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Red Fox Loop Trail, heading E.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Rabbit Run Alternate Trail, heading SE.
  19. 300 ftBear right onto Red Fox Loop Trail, heading E.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rabbit Run Alternate Trail, heading E.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto Red Fox Loop Trail, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rabbit Run Alternate Trail, heading S.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Fox Loop Trail, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftSharp left onto Halle Home Loop Trail, heading SE.
  25. 500 ftTurn left onto Rabbit Run Loop Trail, heading E.
  26. 350 ftTurn right onto Glen Meadow Loop Alternate Trail, heading E.
  27. 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/kirtland-connector-trail-red-fox-loop-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

75% gravel25% other

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lake Shore Live Steamers stop 453 m from the trailhead

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