North Chagrin Reservation
Oxbow Lagoon–Strawberry Pond, 5 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Oxbow Lagoon–Strawberry Pond, 5 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in North Chagrin Reservation near Willoughby Hills, OH. The route passes Oxbow Lagoon and Strawberry Pond. It is mostly level, with 173 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Oxbow Lagoon–Strawberry Pond, 5 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 674–864 ft
Out & Back · North Chagrin Reservation
Trailhead: Bridle Trail - NC2 · 41.57447, -81.42024
Weather Sep 6: Mostly clear, high 74°F / low 58° · precip 3% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bridle Trail - NC2, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Castle Valley Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Oxbow Lagoon.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail - NC2, heading N.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Castle Valley Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Squire's Castle Loop Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Castle Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Squire's Lane Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bridle Trail - NC2, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftPass Strawberry Pond.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail - NC0, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto North Chagrin Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Oxbow Lagoon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail - NC0, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Bridle Trail - NC2, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Squire's Lane Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Castle Valley Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Squire's Castle Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Castle Valley Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail - NC2, heading NW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Castle Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail - NC2, heading NE.
- 0.2 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bridle Trail - NC2 Trailhead
- Bridle Trail - NC2 & Castle Valley Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 176 ft
- Castle Valley Trail & Museum Trail via Bridle Trail - NC2 2.7 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- White Pine Viewpoint–Oxbow Lagoon, 6 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 146 ft
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