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Pike Lake State Park

Pike Lake State Park Beach–Buckeye Trail, 3 sights

14 mi · ▲ 2,098 ft · 5 hr 43 min

Pike Lake State Park Beach–Buckeye Trail, 3 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back in Pike Lake State Park near Nipgen, OH. The route reaches Pike Lake State Park Beach. It climbs 2,098 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi689 – 1,263 ft · steepest grade: 20%14.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Buckeye Trail 39.18077, -83.17965
Nearest town Nipgen, OH
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Pike Lake State Park Beach–Buckeye Trail, 3 sights

14 mi · ▲ 2,098 ft · 5 hr 43 min

Elevation 691–1,264 ft

Out & Back · Pike Lake State Park

Trailhead: Buckeye Trail · 39.18077, -83.17965

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

  1. Start on Buckeye Trail, heading S.
  2. 2.4 miBear left onto Robinett Ridge Bridle Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.3 miTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miReach Pike Lake State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 3.3 miTurn left onto Robinett Ridge Bridle Trail, heading E.
  9. 2.8 miSharp left onto Buckeye Trail, heading S.
  10. 2.3 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/pike-lake-state-park-beach-out-back-23-km-56f5

Trail surface

26% dirt5% gravel69% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:35 PM

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