North Chagrin Reservation
White Pine Viewpoint–Oxbow Lagoon, 6 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 1 hr 2 min
White Pine Viewpoint–Oxbow Lagoon, 6 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in North Chagrin Reservation near Willoughby Hills, OH. The route passes Oxbow Lagoon before reaching White Pine Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 146 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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White Pine Viewpoint–Oxbow Lagoon, 6 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 674–852 ft
Out & Back · North Chagrin Reservation
Trailhead: Bridle Trail - NC2 · 41.57447, -81.42024
Weather Sep 6: Mostly clear, high 74°F / low 58° · precip 3% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bridle Trail - NC2, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Castle Valley Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Oxbow Lagoon.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail - NC2, heading N.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Castle Valley Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Squire's Castle Loop Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Castle Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Squire's Lane Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Scenic Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Bridle Trail - NC2, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto White Pine Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach White Pine Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bridle Trail - NC2, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Scenic Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Squire's Lane Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Castle Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Squire's Castle Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Castle Valley Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail - NC2, heading NW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Castle Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail - NC2, heading NE.
- 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bridle Trail - NC2 Trailhead
- Bridle Trail - NC2 & Castle Valley Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 176 ft
- Castle Valley Trail & Museum Trail via Bridle Trail - NC2 2.7 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Oxbow Lagoon–Strawberry Pond, 5 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 173 ft
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