Van Buren Lake via Yellow Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Van Buren Lake via Yellow Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Van Buren State Park near Van Buren, OH. The route reaches Van Buren Lake. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
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Directions
Van Buren Lake via Yellow Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 754–786 ft
Out & Back · Van Buren State Park
Trailhead: 41.13646, -83.61924
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Van Buren Lake.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 1 miReach Van Buren Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear right onto Red Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:17 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:37 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:04 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
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