Girdled Road Reservation
Oak Leaf Loop Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 50 min
Oak Leaf Loop Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Girdled Road Reservation near West Bass Lake, OH. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Oak Leaf Loop Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 50 min
Elevation 1,026–1,093 ft
Out & Back · Girdled Road Reservation
Trailhead: South Meadow Trail · 41.64292, -81.17752
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on South Meadow Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Green Darner Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Oak Leaf Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Green Darner Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right onto South Meadow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:22 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from South Meadow Trail Trailhead
- Oak Leaf Loop Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- Oak Leaf Loop Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 204 ft
- Oak Leaf Loop Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 227 ft
- Chickadee Trail & Surveyor's Woods Loop Trail via Oak Leaf Loop Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 448 ft
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