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Chapin Forest Reservation

Quarry Pond–Beech Woods Loop Trail, 4 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Quarry Pond–Beech Woods Loop Trail, 4 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Chapin Forest Reservation near Pecks Corners, OH. The route reaches Quarry Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 333 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi991 – 1,158 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Whispering Pines Trail 41.59010, -81.37068
Nearest town Pecks Corners, OH
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Quarry Pond–Beech Woods Loop Trail, 4 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 993–1,160 ft

Out & Back · Chapin Forest Reservation

Trailhead: Whispering Pines Trail · 41.59010, -81.37068

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

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

  1. Start on Whispering Pines Trail, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Beech Woods Loop Trail, heading S.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Arbor Lane Loop Trail, heading E.
  5. 350 ftTurn right onto Beech Woods Loop Trail, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Arbor Lane Loop Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Arbor Lane Alternate Trail, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lucky Stone Loop Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Lucky Stone Loop Alternate Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lucky Stone Loop Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miBear right onto Lucky Stone Loop Alternate Trail, heading NE.
  12. 450 ftSharp right onto Lucky Stone Loop Trail, heading N.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Lucky Stone Loop Access Trail, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Turkey Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right onto Quarry Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miReach Quarry Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Turkey Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto Lucky Stone Loop Access Trail, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Lucky Stone Loop Trail, heading SW.
  24. 150 ftSharp left onto Lucky Stone Loop Alternate Trail, heading W.
  25. 450 ftBear left onto Lucky Stone Loop Trail, heading S.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left onto Lucky Stone Loop Alternate Trail, heading SE.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lucky Stone Loop Trail, heading NW.
  28. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Arbor Lane Alternate Trail, heading W.
  29. 150 ftTurn right onto Arbor Lane Loop Trail, heading SW.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right onto Beech Woods Loop Trail, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn left onto Arbor Lane Loop Trail, heading W.
  32. 400 ftTurn right onto Beech Woods Loop Trail, heading S.
  33. 150 ftTurn left onto Whispering Pines Trail, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftArrive 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/quarry-pond-quarry-pond-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

95% gravel2% dirt1% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 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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