South Ridge Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 550 ft · 1 hr 21 min
South Ridge Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Scioto Trail State Forest near Alma, OH. It climbs 550 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi768 – 1,086 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Buckeye Trail 39.21304, -82.95092
Nearest town Alma, OH
Directions
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South Ridge Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 550 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 769–1,085 ft
Out & Back · Scioto Trail State Forest
Trailhead: Buckeye Trail · 39.21304, -82.95092
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
- Start on Buckeye Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto South Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miReach South Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Buckeye Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 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
88% dirt12% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:32 PM
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