North Chagrin Reservation

Oxbow Lagoon & Strawberry Pond via Bridle Trail - NC2

1.9 mi · ▲ 178 ft · 43 min

Oxbow Lagoon & Strawberry Pond via Bridle Trail - NC2 is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in North Chagrin Reservation near Willoughby Hills, OH. The route passes Oxbow Lagoon before reaching Strawberry Pond at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 178 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi679 – 860 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bridle Trail - NC2 41.58148, -81.41692
Nearest town Willoughby Hills, OH

Directions

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Oxbow Lagoon & Strawberry Pond via Bridle Trail - NC2

1.9 mi · ▲ 178 ft · 43 min

Elevation 681–859 ft

Out & Back · North Chagrin Reservation

Trailhead: Bridle Trail - NC2 · 41.58148, -81.41692

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Squire's Castle Loop Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Oxbow Lagoon.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail - NC2, heading NW.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 300 ftPass Strawberry Pond.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miReach Oxbow Lagoon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Squire's Castle Loop Trail, heading N.
  12. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

81% dirt5% paved14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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