Big Hill–Maumee Bay State Park Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Maumee Bay State Park near Niles Beach, OH. The route passes Maumee Bay State Park Viewpoint, Swimming pool, Maumee Bay State Park Viewpoint and Erie Beach before reaching Big Hill at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi574 – 627 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68188, -83.35920
Nearest town Niles Beach, OH
Directions
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Big Hill–Maumee Bay State Park Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints
3.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 574–627 ft
Out & Back · Maumee Bay State Park
Trailhead: 41.68188, -83.35920
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Maumee Bay State Park Viewpoint.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Swimming pool.
- 0.1 miPass Maumee Bay State Park Viewpoint.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftPass Erie Beach.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach Big Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
31% dirt9% grass60% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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