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Brecksville Reservation

Tallgrass Prairie & Brecksville Reservation Beach via Deer Lick Loop

3.1 mi · ▲ 387 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Tallgrass Prairie & Brecksville Reservation Beach via Deer Lick Loop is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Brecksville Reservation near Brecksville, OH. The route passes Tallgrass Prairie and Brecksville Reservation Beach. It climbs 387 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 843 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Prairie Trail 41.31821, -81.61558
Nearest town Brecksville, OH
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Tallgrass Prairie & Brecksville Reservation Beach via Deer Lick Loop

3.1 mi · ▲ 387 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 638–844 ft

Out & Back · Brecksville Reservation

Trailhead: Prairie Trail · 41.31821, -81.61558

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Prairie Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftPass Tallgrass Prairie.
  4. 100 ftTurn left onto Wildflower Loop Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Deer Lick Loop, heading SE.
  7. 0.7 miPass Brecksville Reservation Beach.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Brecksville Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  9. 250 ftTurn right onto Connector, heading E.
  10. 500 ftTurn left onto My Mountain Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miReach Tallgrass Prairie, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto My Mountain Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Connector, heading SW.
  15. 450 ftTurn left onto North Brecksville Reservation All Purpose Trail, heading SW.
  16. 250 ftContinue straight onto Deer Lick Loop, heading SW.
  17. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Wildflower Loop Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 100 ftTurn right onto Prairie Trail, heading W.
  21. 50 ftArrive 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/tallgrass-prairie-brecksville-reservation-beach-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

92% dirt7% paved1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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