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Litzenberg Memorial Woods

BackWoods Trail–Meadow Trail, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

BackWoods Trail–Meadow Trail, 3 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Litzenberg Memorial Woods near Murphys, OH. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi751 – 784 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Heritage Trail 41.05665, -83.76957
Nearest town Murphys, OH
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BackWoods Trail–Meadow Trail, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 752–785 ft

Out & Back · Litzenberg Memorial Woods

Trailhead: Heritage Trail · 41.05665, -83.76957

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Heritage Trail, heading E.
  2. 400 ftContinue straight onto Southland Trail and Heritage Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto BackWoods Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Meadow Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miReach Southland Trail and Heritage Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto BackWoods Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miBear right onto Southland Trail and Heritage Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Heritage Trail, heading W.
  11. 400 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/backwoods-trail-meadow-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

1% paved99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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