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Scioto Trail State Forest

Mount Pisgah–Bridle Trail, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 608 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Mount Pisgah–Bridle Trail, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Scioto Trail State Forest near Alma, OH. The route reaches Mount Pisgah. It climbs 608 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi705 – 1,034 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Buckeye Trail 39.19357, -82.96390
Nearest town Alma, OH
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Mount Pisgah–Bridle Trail, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 608 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 706–1,035 ft

Out & Back · Scioto Trail State Forest

Trailhead: Buckeye Trail · 39.19357, -82.96390

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Buckeye Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right onto Martin Road, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miBear left onto Bridle Trail 63-65, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftPass Mount Pisgah.
  7. 0.7 miReach Mount Pisgah, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right onto Bridle Trail 63-65, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miBear right onto Martin Road, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left onto Buckeye Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.7 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/mount-pisgah-out-back-6-km

Weather

Sunrise 7:18 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Alma, Ohio