Kimble Trail

Rattlesnake Sunset Point–Buckeye Trail, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 376 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Rattlesnake Sunset Point–Buckeye Trail, 4 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Kimble Trail near Reeds Run, OH. The route reaches Rattlesnake Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 376 ft. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 1,221 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Zoar Valley Trail 40.53009, -81.42940
Nearest town Reeds Run, OH

Directions

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Rattlesnake Sunset Point–Buckeye Trail, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 376 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 876–1,220 ft

Out & Back · Kimble Trail

Trailhead: Zoar Valley Trail · 40.53009, -81.42940

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

  1. Start on Zoar Valley Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.9 miSharp right onto Buckeye Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Upper Eagle, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miReach Rattlesnake Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miSharp left onto Zoar Valley Trail, heading N.
  8. 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

5% gravel95% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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