Hinckley Reservation
Worden's Ledges Loop Trail via Carriage & Bridle Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 56 min
Worden's Ledges Loop Trail via Carriage & Bridle Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Hinckley Reservation near Buzzard Roost, OH. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Worden's Ledges Loop Trail via Carriage & Bridle Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 56 min
Elevation 963–1,202 ft
Out & Back · Hinckley Reservation
Trailhead: Bridle Trail · 41.21070, -81.70889
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bridle Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Carriage & Bridle Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Ledge Lake Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Worden's Ledges Loop Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Worden's Ledges Loop Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Worden's Ledges Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Worden's Ledges Loop Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Ledge Lake Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Carriage & Bridle Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Bridle Trail, heading N.
- 300 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bridle Trail Trailhead
- Carriage & Bridle Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Carriage & Bridle Trail 2 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Judges Lake & Bridle Trail via Carriage & Bridle Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Carriage & Bridle Trail & Hinckley Hills Loop Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 250 ft
- Ledge Lake & Ledge Lake Loop Trail via Carriage & Bridle Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 255 ft
- Carriage & Bridle Trail & Hinckley Hills Trail - Carriage Trail 4 mi · ▲ 341 ft
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