AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Richard L. Frederick Memorial Bikeway & The Y-Loop

2.7 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 59 min

Richard L. Frederick Memorial Bikeway & The Y-Loop is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Washington Mills, OH. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi797 – 929 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Inner Y-Loop 39.64788, -84.05745
Nearest town Washington Mills, OH
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Richard L. Frederick Memorial Bikeway & The Y-Loop

2.7 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 59 min

Elevation 798–929 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Inner Y-Loop · 39.64788, -84.05745

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 8:47 PM

  1. Start on The Y-Loop, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Bean Field, heading W.
  3. 250 ftBear left onto The Y-Loop, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto The Bean Field, heading W.
  5. 200 ftContinue straight onto Bellbrook Cross Country Course, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Richard L. Frederick Memorial Bikeway, heading W.
  7. 0.8 miReach The Y-Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bellbrook Cross Country Course, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto The Bean Field, heading E.
  11. 200 ftBear left onto The Y-Loop, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto The Bean Field, heading E.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto The Y-Loop, heading NE.
  14. 450 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/richard-l-frederick-memorial-bikeway-the-y-loop-out-back-4-km-f069

Trail surface

55% paved19% grass19% dirt4% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 8:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 8:10 PM for the 8:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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