Ohio trails · Purple Trail (Equestrian)
Purple Trail (Equestrian)
A 5.8-mile out-and-back in Ohio, with 329 ft of climbing. Reaches Salt Fork Reservoir. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 421 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Salt Fork Reservoir (lake)
Getting there
Purple Trail (Equestrian) access. 40.07499, -81.49815 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:24 a.m., the sun rises at 6:52 a.m. and sets at 7:59 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:27 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 07 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 11.6-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 38 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:30 a.m. — 8 h 29 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Purple Trail + Green Trail (Equestrian) + Purple Trail (Equestrian) — 8.1 mi loop, 1,482 ft gain
- Purple Trail (Equestrian) + Green Trail (Equestrian) + Purple Trail — 4.8 mi loop, 823 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Straker Ridge Trail — 22.7 mi