Leesville Lake & Buckeye Trail

2 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 44 min

Leesville Lake & Buckeye Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Leesville Lake Park, OH. The route reaches Leesville Lake at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi974 – 1,142 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Buckeye Trail 40.45503, -81.17864
Nearest town Leesville Lake Park, OH

Directions

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Leesville Lake & Buckeye Trail

2 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 44 min

Elevation 975–1,141 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Buckeye Trail · 40.45503, -81.17864

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:51 PM

  1. Start on Buckeye Trail, heading W.
  2. 1 miReach Leesville Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:18 PM.

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