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Turkey Run State Park

Wedge Rock–Punch Bowl, 5 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 375 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Wedge Rock–Punch Bowl, 5 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Turkey Run State Park near Cincinnati, IN. The route passes Punch Bowl before reaching Wedge Rock at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 375 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi509 – 666 ft · steepest grade: 15%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trail 6 39.88382, -87.20455
Nearest town Cincinnati, IN
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Wedge Rock–Punch Bowl, 5 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 375 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 510–666 ft

Out & Back · Turkey Run State Park

Trailhead: Trail 6 · 39.88382, -87.20455

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:35 AM · sunset 7:51 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 250 ftBear right onto Trail 1, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Suspension Bridge, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trail 8, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miBear left onto Trail 4, heading NE.
  10. 0.8 miPass Punch Bowl.
  11. 100 ftBear left onto Trail 3, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miReach Wedge Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miBear right onto Trail 4, heading NW.
  14. 0.8 miBear right onto Trail 8, heading S.
  15. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Suspension Bridge, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Trail 1, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  18. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  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/wedge-rock-punch-bowl-out-back-5-sights-7-km-b31f

Trail surface

21% paved2% boardwalk1% gravel76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:35 AMSunset 7:51 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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