Hinckley Reservation
Whipps Ledges–Bridle Trail, 4 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 573 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Whipps Ledges–Bridle Trail, 4 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Hinckley Reservation near Echo Lake Glen, OH. The route reaches Whipps Ledges. It climbs 573 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Whipps Ledges–Bridle Trail, 4 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 573 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 925–1,246 ft
Out & Back · Hinckley Reservation
Trailhead: 41.21413, -81.73389
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Hinckley Hills Trail - Carriage Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Buckeye Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto All Purpose Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Buckeye Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Whipp's Ledges Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Whipps Ledges.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Buckeye trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Top O'Ledges Drive, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Bridle Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftReach Whipps Ledges, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Top O'Ledges Drive, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Buckeye trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Whipp's Ledges Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto All Purpose Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hinckley Hills Trail - Carriage Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Hinckley Lake–Hinckley Reservation Beach, 6 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 256 ft
- Hinckley Hills Trail - Carriage Trail & Worden's Ledges Loop Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 422 ft
- Ledge Lake & Hinckley Hills Trail - Carriage Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 486 ft
- Buckeye Sunset Point–Whipps Ledges, 5 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 765 ft
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