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Salt Fork State Park

Green Bridle Trail & Purple Bridle Trail

10.2 mi · ▲ 900 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Green Bridle Trail & Purple Bridle Trail is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Salt Fork State Park near Brady, OH. It climbs 900 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi804 – 1,132 ft10.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Purple Bridle Trail 40.11631, -81.49768
Nearest town Brady, OH
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Green Bridle Trail & Purple Bridle Trail

10.2 mi · ▲ 900 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Elevation 805–1,132 ft

Out & Back · Salt Fork State Park

Trailhead: Purple Bridle Trail · 40.11631, -81.49768

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

  1. Start on Purple Bridle Trail, heading W.
  2. 2.6 miBear left onto Green Bridle Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Purple Bridle Trail, heading N.
  4. 1 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftReach Purple Bridle Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Green Bridle Trail, heading S.
  7. 1.4 miBear right onto Purple Bridle Trail, heading SW.
  8. 2.6 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/salt-fork-lake-green-bridle-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~110 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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