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North Chagrin Reservation

Oxbow Lagoon–Bridle Trail - NC3, 4 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Oxbow Lagoon–Bridle Trail - NC3, 4 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in North Chagrin Reservation near Mayfield, OH. The route reaches Oxbow Lagoon at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 274 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi673 – 958 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Greenway Trail 41.54406, -81.44204
Nearest town Mayfield, OH
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Oxbow Lagoon–Bridle Trail - NC3, 4 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 671–957 ft

Out & Back · North Chagrin Reservation

Trailhead: Greenway Trail · 41.54406, -81.44204

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Greenway Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto S.O.M. Center Road Connector Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto North Chagrin Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  7. 400 ftTurn left onto Bridle Path - NC3, heading E.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail - NC3, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail - NC2, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Castle Valley Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Bridle Trail - NC2, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miPass Oxbow Lagoon.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Castle Valley Trail, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail - NC2, heading NE.
  17. 500 ftContinue straight onto Castle Valley Trail, heading N.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail - NC2, heading NE.
  19. 150 ftBear right onto Squire's Castle Loop Trail, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail - NC2, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto Squire's Castle Loop Trail, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftReach Oxbow Lagoon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail - NC2, heading NE.
  24. 150 ftContinue straight onto Squire's Castle Loop Trail, heading N.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto Bridle Trail - NC2, heading N.
  26. 150 ftContinue straight onto Castle Valley Trail, heading N.
  27. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail - NC2, heading NE.
  28. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Castle Valley Trail, heading NE.
  29. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail - NC2, heading N.
  30. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail - NC2;Castle Valley Trail, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftTurn left onto Castle Valley Trail, heading SW.
  33. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail - NC2, heading SW.
  34. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bridle Trail - NC3, heading S.
  35. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bridle Path - NC3, heading W.
  36. 150 ftTurn right onto North Chagrin Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SW.
  37. 450 ftTurn left onto S.O.M. Center Road Connector Trail, heading SW.
  38. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  39. 350 ftBear left onto Greenway Trail, heading W.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  41. 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/oxbow-lagoon-oxbow-lagoon-out-back-10-lakes-via-castle-valley-trail

Trail surface

47% dirt44% paved9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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