Yellow Trail via Red Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 91 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Yellow Trail via Red Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Sycamore State Park near Airhill, OH. It is mostly level, with 91 ft of elevation gain. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Yellow Trail via Red Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 91 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 869–960 ft
Out & Back · Sycamore State Park
Trailhead: Blue Trail · 39.80925, -84.36675
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 8:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Blue Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Red Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Heron Run Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Lavender Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftReach Yellow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lavender Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto North Ghost Hedge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Red Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Blue Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 8:12 PM for the 8:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Blue Trail Trailhead
- Blue Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Blue Trail & South Heron Run Trail Loop via Red Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Beech Ridge Trail & Lower Meadowlark Trail via Blue Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Green Trail - Horse and Snowmobile 4.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Blue Trail–North Ghost Hedge Trail Loop, 3 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Lavender Trail–Silver Trail, 3 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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