Camp Tuscazoar Preserve
Big Tulip–Icky's, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 850 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Big Tulip–Icky's, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Camp Tuscazoar Preserve near Zoarville, OH. It climbs 850 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Big Tulip–Icky's, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 850 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 935–1,221 ft
Out & Back · Camp Tuscazoar Preserve
Trailhead: Pipestone · 40.56446, -81.39647
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Icky's, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Tall Trees, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right onto Big Tulip, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Icky's, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Big Tulip, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right onto Icky's, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Overlook, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Preserve Connector, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left onto Multi Use, heading S.
- 400 ftReach Icky's, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftBear right onto Preserve Connector, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Overlook, heading NW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Icky's, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Big Tulip, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Icky's, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Big Tulip, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Tall Trees, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear right onto Icky's, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Pipestone Trailhead
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- Big Tulip–Icky's, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 667 ft
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- Dover Lake–Big Tulip Loop, 4 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 642 ft
- Rattlesnake Sunset Point–Dover Lake Loop, 8 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 698 ft
- Dessecker Sunset Point–Big Tulip, 4 sights 5 mi · ▲ 786 ft
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