AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Leesville Lake & Buckeye Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 235 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Leesville Lake & Buckeye Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Pines Cottage Area, OH. The route reaches Leesville Lake at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 235 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi929 – 1,096 ft · steepest grade: 15%3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Buckeye Trail 40.46810, -81.20183
Nearest town Pines Cottage Area, OH
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Leesville Lake & Buckeye Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 235 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 930–1,096 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Buckeye Trail · 40.46810, -81.20183

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:49 PM

  1. Start on Buckeye Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1.8 miReach Leesville Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.8 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/leesville-lake-buckeye-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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