Blanket Hill via Lester A. Lefton Esplanade
1 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 22 min
Blanket Hill via Lester A. Lefton Esplanade is a 1-mile out-and-back near Kent, OH. The route reaches Blanket Hill at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Blanket Hill via Lester A. Lefton Esplanade
1 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 22 min
Elevation 1,112–1,190 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.15342, -81.34654
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Moulton Hall - Routes 35, 45, 57 - (out of service due to construction) stop 25 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Senior Walk, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftReach Blanket Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Lester A. Lefton Esplanade, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Moulton Hall - Routes 35, 45, 57 - (out of service due to construction) stop 25 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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