Salt Fork State Park
Salt Fork Lake & Orange Bridle Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 715 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Salt Fork Lake & Orange Bridle Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Salt Fork State Park near Odell, OH. The route reaches Salt Fork Lake. It climbs 715 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Salt Fork Lake & Orange Bridle Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 715 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 804–991 ft
Out & Back · Salt Fork State Park
Trailhead: 40.13581, -81.49213
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Salt Fork Lake.
- 300 ftBear left onto Orange Bridle Trail, heading N.
- 2.1 miReach Salt Fork Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Salt Fork Lake Loop via Orange Bridle Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 771 ft
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