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Little Overlook & Forbes Crossing Trail via Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail

6 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Little Overlook & Forbes Crossing Trail via Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Bedford Reservation near Bedford, OH. The route reaches Little Overlook. It climbs 274 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 1,007 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail 41.38273, -81.54637
Nearest town Bedford, OH
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Little Overlook & Forbes Crossing Trail via Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail

6 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 889–1,009 ft

Out & Back · Bedford Reservation

Trailhead: Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail · 41.38273, -81.54637

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Little Overlook.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto Bridle Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SE.
  6. 1.3 miTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  12. 400 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right onto Forbes Crossing Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.8 miReach Little Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.8 miSharp left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
  19. 400 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading W.
  20. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  23. 100 ftTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  25. 1.5 miBear left onto Bridle Trail, heading NW.
  26. 0.1 miBear right onto Bedford Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
  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/little-overlook-forbes-crossing-trail-out-back

Trail surface

61% paved23% dirt5% boardwalk11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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