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.

Elevation

0 mi965 – 1,201 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bridle Trail 41.21070, -81.70889
Nearest town Buzzard Roost, OH

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Bridle Trail, heading W.
  2. 300 ftTurn left onto Carriage & Bridle Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Ledge Lake Loop Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miSharp left onto Worden's Ledges Loop Trail, heading E.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Worden's Ledges Loop Trail, heading E.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miReach Worden's Ledges Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Worden's Ledges Loop Trail, heading W.
  12. 50 ftSharp right onto Ledge Lake Loop Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Carriage & Bridle Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Bridle Trail, heading N.
  15. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:55 PM

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

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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