Pike Lake–Pike Lake State Park Beach, 3 beaches
6 mi · ▲ 885 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Pike Lake–Pike Lake State Park Beach, 3 beaches is a 6-mile out-and-back in Pike Lake State Park near Spellman Crossing, OH. The route passes Pike Lake State Park Beach before reaching Pike Lake at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 885 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pike Lake–Pike Lake State Park Beach, 3 beaches
6 mi · ▲ 885 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 813–1,264 ft
Out & Back · Pike Lake State Park
Trailhead: 39.18113, -83.23205
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 88°F / low 62° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 8:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Mitchell Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Pike Lake State Park Beach.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Pike Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Pike Lake State Park Beach 4.9 mi · ▲ 521 ft
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