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Pike Lake State Park

Orchard Bridle Trail

5 mi · ▲ 1,138 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Orchard Bridle Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Pike Lake State Park near Spellman Crossing, OH. It climbs 1,138 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi732 – 1,253 ft · steepest grade: 32%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.15006, -83.25347
Nearest town Spellman Crossing, OH
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Orchard Bridle Trail

5 mi · ▲ 1,138 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 730–1,254 ft

Out & Back · Pike Lake State Park

Trailhead: 39.15006, -83.25347

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.8 miBear right onto Orchard Bridle Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miBear right onto Valley Bridle Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Orchard Bridle Trail, heading W.
  8. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.8 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/orchard-bridle-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

53% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:35 PM

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