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Hoff Woods Park

Aaron's Pond & Otterbein Lake via County Line Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Aaron's Pond & Otterbein Lake via County Line Trail is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Hoff Woods Park near Westerville, OH. The route passes Aaron's Pond before reaching Otterbein Lake at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi807 – 925 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.13227, -82.90784
Nearest town Westerville, OH
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Aaron's Pond & Otterbein Lake via County Line Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 806–924 ft

Out & Back · Hoff Woods Park

Trailhead: 40.13227, -82.90784

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 8:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto County Line Trail, heading S.
  9. 1 miPass Aaron's Pond.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 350 ftPass Otterbein Lake.
  16. 300 ftReach Aaron's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  24. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  25. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  27. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  28. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/aarons-pond-aarons-pond-out-back-13-km-bb2b

Trail surface

89% paved1% boardwalk10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 8:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 8:16 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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