Girdled Road Reservation
Valley View Overlook–Chickadee Trail, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 448 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Valley View Overlook–Chickadee Trail, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Girdled Road Reservation near West Bass Lake, OH. The route reaches Valley View Overlook at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 448 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Valley View Overlook–Chickadee Trail, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 448 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 868–1,108 ft
Out & Back · Girdled Road Reservation
Trailhead: Oak Leaf Loop Trail · 41.64264, -81.17486
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Oak Leaf Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Green Darner Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Oak Leaf Loop Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Chickadee Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Valley View Overlook Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftReach Valley View Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear right onto Chickadee Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Oak Leaf Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Green Darner Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Oak Leaf Loop Trail, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Connector Trail & Oak Leaf Loop Trail 3 mi · ▲ 257 ft
- Big Creek Valley Trail & Oak Leaf Loop Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 200 ft
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