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Buckeye Trail–Eddie's Wildlife Pass, 6 sights

13.2 mi · ▲ 862 ft · 4 hr 50 min

Buckeye Trail–Eddie's Wildlife Pass, 6 sights is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in Bedford Reservation near Oakwood, OH. It climbs 862 ft. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 1,014 ft14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forbes Woods Ridge Trail 41.37311, -81.50454
Nearest town Oakwood, OH
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Buckeye Trail–Eddie's Wildlife Pass, 6 sights

13.2 mi · ▲ 862 ft · 4 hr 50 min

Elevation 657–1,013 ft

Out & Back · Bedford Reservation

Trailhead: Forbes Woods Ridge Trail · 41.37311, -81.50454

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Forbes Woods Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Forbes Crossing Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.8 miSharp left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading W.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  12. 1.5 miBear left onto Bridle Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Parallel Universe, heading W.
  14. 100 ftBear right onto Bridle Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Parallel Universe, heading W.
  16. 150 ftBear left onto Bridle Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  19. 150 ftSharp left onto Friendship Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading E.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading E.
  23. 350 ftContinue straight onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading E.
  24. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading E.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading NE.
  26. 350 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  27. 100 ftContinue straight onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading W.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading W.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  31. 0.3 miBear right onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading SW.
  32. 150 ftTurn left onto Wild Oaks Loop, heading W.
  33. 50 ftTurn right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SW.
  34. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wild Oaks Loop, heading SW.
  36. 0.7 miTurn left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
  37. 0.5 miBear right onto Mars Quarry, heading S.
  38. 50 ftSharp right onto Bridle Trail, heading SW.
  39. 0.2 miBear right onto Mars Quarry, heading S.
  40. 0.3 miTurn left onto Buckeye Trail, heading S.
  41. 150 ftTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  43. 0.6 miTurn right onto Hemlock Loop Trail, heading NW.
  44. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading W.
  45. 3.3 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading N.
  46. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading S.
  47. 1.1 miTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading NE.
  48. 50 ftTurn left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NE.
  49. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading NE.
  50. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  51. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
  52. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  53. 350 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading SE.
  54. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  55. 0.3 miSharp right onto Forbes Crossing Trail, heading SE.
  56. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Forbes Woods Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  57. 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/little-overlook-buckeye-trail-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

54% dirt27% paved7% gravel1% boardwalk11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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