Airport Loop–Bridle 15-17, 5 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 1,465 ft · 3 hr 54 min
Airport Loop–Bridle 15-17, 5 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Scioto Trail State Forest near Deadman Crossing, OH. It climbs 1,465 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi617 – 994 ft · steepest grade: 20%9.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bridle 18-19 39.26843, -82.94096
Nearest town Deadman Crossing, OH
Directions
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Airport Loop–Bridle 15-17, 5 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 1,465 ft · 3 hr 54 min
Elevation 616–994 ft
Out & Back · Scioto Trail State Forest
Trailhead: Bridle 18-19 · 39.26843, -82.94096
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 82°F / low 70° · precip 83% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bridle 18-19, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Bridle 17-18, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bridle 15-17, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Bridle 11-12, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Long Branch Trail, heading SW.
- 2.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left onto Black Forest, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Airport Loop, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Bridle 18-19, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Black Forest, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right onto Long Branch Trail, heading W.
- 2.1 miSharp right onto Bridle 11-12, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bridle 15-17, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bridle 17-18, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Bridle 18-19, heading NW.
- 0.4 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
29% dirt2% gravel69% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 82°F70°
Precip83%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity91%
Rained 1.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70°
Sunrise 7:18 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Mon
72°60°
68%
Tue
70°58°
Wed
64°59°
43%
Thu
69°54°
22%
Fri
69°46°
Sat
69°44°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 10.6 mi · out & back · via Long Branch Trail
- 11.4 mi · out & back · via Long Branch Trail
- 13.3 mi · out & back · via Long Branch Trail
- 13.5 mi · out & back · via Long Branch Trail
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- Bridle 16-17–Bridle 16-18, 4 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 614 ft
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