Airport Downhill–Airport Loop, 5 sights
12.6 mi · ▲ 1,626 ft · 5 hr 1 min
Airport Downhill–Airport Loop, 5 sights is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Scioto Trail State Forest near Alma, OH. It climbs 1,626 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi617 – 1,053 ft · steepest grade: 29%12.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Stewart Lake Trail 39.21881, -82.96083
Nearest town Alma, OH
Directions
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Airport Downhill–Airport Loop, 5 sights
12.6 mi · ▲ 1,626 ft · 5 hr 1 min
Elevation 616–1,054 ft
Out & Back · Scioto Trail State Forest
Trailhead: Stewart Lake Trail · 39.21881, -82.96083
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Hewitt Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Bridle 31-33, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto South Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miBear left onto Buckeye Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Ridge Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto South Ridge Road, heading N.
- 3.2 miContinue straight onto Airport Downhill, heading NE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Airport Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Black Forest, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Long Branch Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Buckeye Trail, heading NW.
- 2.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Hewitt Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Caldwell Trail, heading W.
- 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 surface
44% dirt29% gravel27% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:18 AMSunset 7:34 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Stewart Lake Trail Trailhead
- Hewitt Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Bridle 31-33 via Hewitt Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 392 ft
- Buckeye/Bridle via Hewitt Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 353 ft
- Caldwell Trail–Firetower Trail, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 575 ft
- Caldwell Lake–Caldwell Trail, 3 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 602 ft
- Airport Loop–Black Forest, 6 sights 8 mi · ▲ 1,165 ft
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