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Slate Run Metro Park

Sassafras Horse Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 91 ft · 49 min

Sassafras Horse Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Slate Run Metro Park near Marcy, OH. It is mostly level, with 91 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi814 – 902 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sassafras Horse Trail 39.77202, -82.84959
Nearest town Marcy, OH
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Directions

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Sassafras Horse Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 91 ft · 49 min

Elevation 813–901 ft

Out & Back · Slate Run Metro Park

Trailhead: Sassafras Horse Trail · 39.77202, -82.84959

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sassafras Horse Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1 miSharp left onto Horse Trail Entrance, heading S.
  4. 150 ftReach Sassafras Horse Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 150 ftSharp right onto Sassafras Horse Trail, heading S.
  6. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 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/sassafras-horse-trail-out-back-5-km-208c

Trail surface

76% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F61°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity70%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:43 PM
Wed 88°72° 37%
Thu 86°69° 38%
Fri 89°69° 61%
Sat 84°69° 42%
Sun 88°68°
Mon 92°72° 28%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Marcy, Ohio