Rocky River Reservation
West Channel Pond & Mount Pleasant Loop Trail via Bridle Trail RR1
8.4 mi · ▲ 128 ft · 2 hr 52 min
West Channel Pond & Mount Pleasant Loop Trail via Bridle Trail RR1 is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Rocky River Reservation near River Edge, OH. The route reaches West Channel Pond. It is mostly level, with 128 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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West Channel Pond & Mount Pleasant Loop Trail via Bridle Trail RR1
8.4 mi · ▲ 128 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Elevation 630–747 ft
Out & Back · Rocky River Reservation
Trailhead: 41.43520, -81.84513
Weather Sep 6: Rain showers, high 77°F / low 65° · precip 28% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bridle Trail RR1, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Rocky River All Purpose Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bridle Trail RR1, heading SW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Rocky River All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail RR1, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rocky River All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail RR1, heading NW.
- 0.9 miPass West Channel Pond.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Woodland Loop Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Parkway, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto West Channel Pond Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Mount Pleasant Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach West Channel Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto West Channel Pond Loop Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Woodland Loop Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bridle Trail RR1, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Rocky River All Purpose Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail RR1, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rocky River All Purpose Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail RR1, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Rocky River All Purpose Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail RR1, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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