Hinckley Reservation
Worden's Ledges Loop Trail via All Purpose Trail
3 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Worden's Ledges Loop Trail via All Purpose Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Hinckley Reservation near Buzzard Roost, OH. It climbs 254 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Worden's Ledges Loop Trail via All Purpose Trail
3 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 936–1,202 ft
Out & Back · Hinckley Reservation
Trailhead: All Purpose Trail · 41.21757, -81.71086
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on All Purpose Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Bridle Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Carriage & Bridle Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Ledge Lake Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Worden's Ledges Loop Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bridle Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Worden's Ledges Loop Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 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 N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Worden's Ledges Loop Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Ledge Lake Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Carriage & Bridle Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Bridle Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Buckeye Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto All Purpose Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from All Purpose Trail Trailhead
- All Purpose Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 170 ft
- Judges Lake–Bridle Trail, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 112 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Buzzard Roost, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Buzzard Roost, Ohio