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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Eddie's Wildlife Pass–Mars Quarry, 5 sights

11.6 mi · ▲ 659 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Eddie's Wildlife Pass–Mars Quarry, 5 sights is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Bedford, OH. It climbs 659 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi620 – 965 ft · steepest grade: 19%12.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.37819, -81.53874
Nearest town Bedford, OH
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Eddie's Wildlife Pass–Mars Quarry, 5 sights

11.6 mi · ▲ 659 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Elevation 621–965 ft

Out & Back · Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Trailhead: 41.37819, -81.53874

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

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Parallel Universe, heading W.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading N.
  9. 200 ftContinue straight onto Parallel Universe, heading SW.
  10. 100 ftBear left onto Bridle Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftSharp left onto Friendship Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading W.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading W.
  17. 350 ftContinue straight onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading W.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading SW.
  20. 350 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading S.
  21. 100 ftContinue straight onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading S.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading S.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading S.
  24. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miBear right onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading SW.
  26. 150 ftTurn left onto Wild Oaks Loop, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftTurn right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SW.
  28. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wild Oaks Loop, heading SW.
  30. 0.7 miTurn left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NE.
  31. 0.5 miBear right onto Mars Quarry, heading S.
  32. 100 ftBear left onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
  33. 50 ftTurn right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading S.
  34. 50 ftBear left onto Touch Stone Loop, heading S.
  35. 250 ftBear left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading S.
  36. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
  37. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SW.
  38. 50 ftBear left onto Bridle Trail, heading SW.
  39. 400 ftContinue straight onto Sagamore Creek Loop Trail, heading S.
  40. 2 miReach Eddie's Wildlife Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  41. 2 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading W.
  42. 400 ftBear right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
  43. 50 ftTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading NW.
  44. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SE.
  45. 0.2 miBear right onto Touch Stone Loop, heading NE.
  46. 250 ftBear right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  47. 50 ftTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading E.
  48. 50 ftBear right onto Mars Quarry, heading E.
  49. 100 ftBear left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  50. 0.5 miTurn right onto Wild Oaks Loop, heading N.
  51. 0.7 miSharp right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NE.
  52. 0.1 miTurn left onto Wild Oaks Loop, heading N.
  53. 50 ftTurn right onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading NE.
  54. 150 ftBear left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading N.
  55. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading SE.
  56. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SE.
  57. 50 ftContinue straight onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading SE.
  58. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SE.
  59. 100 ftContinue straight onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading SE.
  60. 350 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading E.
  61. 50 ftContinue straight onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading E.
  62. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading SE.
  63. 350 ftContinue straight onto Eddie's Wildlife Pass, heading SE.
  64. 50 ftTurn right onto Bridle Trail, heading SE.
  65. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Friendship Trail, heading S.
  66. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  67. 150 ftBear right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  68. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bridle Trail, heading E.
  69. 0.1 miBear right onto Parallel Universe, heading N.
  70. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading N.
  71. 200 ftContinue straight onto Parallel Universe, heading N.
  72. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  73. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  74. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  75. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  76. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  77. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  78. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/little-overlook-eddies-wildlife-pass-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

61% dirt21% paved6% gravel12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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