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Penitentiary Glen Reservation

Observation Blind & Kirtland Connector Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 522 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Observation Blind & Kirtland Connector Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Penitentiary Glen Reservation near Kirtland, OH. The route reaches Observation Blind at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 522 ft. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi719 – 1,001 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kirtland Connector Trail 41.61880, -81.35584
Nearest town Kirtland, OH
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Observation Blind & Kirtland Connector Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 522 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 718–1,002 ft

Out & Back · Penitentiary Glen Reservation

Trailhead: Kirtland Connector Trail · 41.61880, -81.35584

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Kirtland Connector Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.2 miSharp left onto Rabbit Run Loop Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right onto Rabbit Run Loop Access Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gorge Rim Loop Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left onto Rabbit Run Loop Access Trail, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftSharp right onto Rabbit Run Loop Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftReach Observation Blind, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left onto Rabbit Run Loop Access Trail, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftSharp right onto Gorge Rim Loop Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rabbit Run Loop Access Trail, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Rabbit Run Loop Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.8 miSharp right onto Kirtland Connector Trail, heading S.
  14. 1.2 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/observation-blind-out-back-ef13

Trail surface

58% gravel41% other1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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