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Homestead Park

Alumni Grove & Heritage Rail Trail

12.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 8 min

Alumni Grove & Heritage Rail Trail is a 12.4-mile out-and-back in Homestead Park near Dorset Glen, OH. The route reaches Alumni Grove. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi925 – 951 ft13.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.02820, -83.17033
Nearest town Dorset Glen, OH
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Alumni Grove & Heritage Rail Trail

12.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 8 min

Elevation 926–951 ft

Out & Back · Homestead Park

Trailhead: 40.02820, -83.17033

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Transit-accessible: Heritage Club Dr & Colonial Dr stop 731 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 100 ftPass Alumni Grove.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto Heritage Rail Trail, heading N.
  15. 5.5 miReach Alumni Grove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 5.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  21. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  28. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/heritage-rail-trail-out-back-23-km-9d01

Trail surface

1% gravel99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Heritage Club Dr & Colonial Dr stop 731 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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