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Scioto Trail State Forest

Buckeye Trail–Cemetery Bridle Trail, 4 sights

13.3 mi · ▲ 1,579 ft · 5 hr 13 min

Buckeye Trail–Cemetery Bridle Trail, 4 sights is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Scioto Trail State Forest near Alma, OH. It climbs 1,579 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 1,106 ft · steepest grade: 23%13.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Stewart Lake Trail 39.21023, -82.96064
Nearest town Alma, OH
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Buckeye Trail–Cemetery Bridle Trail, 4 sights

13.3 mi · ▲ 1,579 ft · 5 hr 13 min

Elevation 643–1,107 ft

Out & Back · Scioto Trail State Forest

Trailhead: Stewart Lake Trail · 39.21023, -82.96064

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start on Stewart Lake Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.9 miSharp right onto Hewitt Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 400 ftTurn left onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
  5. 2.8 miTurn left onto Long Branch Trail, heading NE.
  6. 2.6 miReach Stewart Lake Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 2.6 miTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading SE.
  8. 2.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 400 ftTurn left onto Hewitt Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left onto Caldwell Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.9 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/buckeye-trail-cemetery-bridle-trail-out-back-4-sights-21-km-d739

Trail surface

52% dirt48% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:32 PM

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