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Penitentiary Glen Reservation

Stoney Brook Falls & Kirtland Connector Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 555 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Stoney Brook Falls & Kirtland Connector Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Penitentiary Glen Reservation near Kirtland, OH. The route reaches Stoney Brook Falls at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 555 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi719 – 968 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kirtland Connector Trail 41.61880, -81.35584
Nearest town Kirtland, OH
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Stoney Brook Falls & Kirtland Connector Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 555 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 718–969 ft

Out & Back · Penitentiary Glen Reservation

Trailhead: Kirtland Connector Trail · 41.61880, -81.35584

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Kirtland Connector Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.2 miSharp left onto Rabbit Run Loop Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right onto Rabbit Run Loop Access Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gorge Rim Loop Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miBear right onto Stoney Brook Falls Steps, heading E.
  6. 200 ftReach Stoney Brook Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 150 ftBear left onto Gorge Rim Loop Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Rabbit Run Loop Access Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Rabbit Run Loop Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.8 miSharp right onto Kirtland Connector Trail, heading SE.
  11. 1.1 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/stoney-brook-falls-kirtland-connector-trail-out-back

Trail surface

64% gravel36% other

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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