Alum Creek Lake via Winterhawk Bridle Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Alum Creek Lake via Winterhawk Bridle Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Alum Creek State Park near Alum Creek, OH. The route reaches Alum Creek Lake. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Alum Creek Lake via Winterhawk Bridle Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Elevation 889–941 ft
Out & Back · Alum Creek State Park
Trailhead: Hunter Hollow Bridle Path · 40.28930, -82.95507
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 8:44 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Alum Creek Lake.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Winterhawk Bridle Trail, heading W.
- 3.9 miReach Alum Creek Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 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 2.8 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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