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Chapin Forest Reservation

Lucky Stone Loop Trail & Turkey Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 57 min

Lucky Stone Loop Trail & Turkey Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Chapin Forest Reservation near South Church, OH. It climbs 300 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi994 – 1,158 ft · steepest grade: 15%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Service Access Trail 41.59665, -81.35368
Nearest town South Church, OH
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Lucky Stone Loop Trail & Turkey Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 57 min

Elevation 995–1,160 ft

Out & Back · Chapin Forest Reservation

Trailhead: Service Access Trail · 41.59665, -81.35368

Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 76°F / low 65° · precip 10% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

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

  1. Start on Service Access Trail, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Turkey Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Lucky Stone Loop Access Trail, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Lucky Stone Loop Trail, heading N.
  7. 150 ftSharp left onto Lucky Stone Loop Alternate Trail, heading N.
  8. 450 ftBear left onto Lucky Stone Loop Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Lucky Stone Loop Alternate Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lucky Stone Loop Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Arbor Lane Alternate Trail, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Arbor Lane Loop Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Beech Woods Loop Trail, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Arbor Lane Loop Trail, heading NW.
  15. 400 ftReach Turkey Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 350 ftTurn right onto Beech Woods Loop Trail, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Arbor Lane Loop Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left onto Arbor Lane Alternate Trail, heading W.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lucky Stone Loop Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left onto Lucky Stone Loop Alternate Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lucky Stone Loop Trail, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miBear right onto Lucky Stone Loop Alternate Trail, heading E.
  23. 500 ftSharp right onto Lucky Stone Loop Trail, heading NW.
  24. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Lucky Stone Loop Access Trail, heading N.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Turkey Trail, heading N.
  28. 0.4 miTurn right onto Service Access Trail, heading S.
  29. 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/lucky-stone-loop-trail-out-back

Trail surface

96% gravel2% paved2% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 76°F65°
Precip10%Wind4 mphUV4Humidity62%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 6:56 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 73°61°
Mon 75°58°
Tue 81°57°
Wed 85°68° 29%
Thu 73°66° 29%
Fri 79°60°

Good to know

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

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