AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Salt Fork State Park

Purple Bridle Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 383 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Purple Bridle Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Salt Fork State Park near North Salem, OH. It climbs 383 ft. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi801 – 978 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.10678, -81.52704
Nearest town North Salem, OH
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Purple Bridle Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 383 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 801–979 ft

Out & Back · Salt Fork State Park

Trailhead: 40.10678, -81.52704

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right onto Purple Bridle Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 1.2 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/purple-bridle-trail-out-back

Trail surface

1% paved99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near North Salem, Ohio