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.

Elevation

0 mi1,112 – 1,191 ft1.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.15342, -81.34654
Nearest town Kent, OH

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left onto Senior Walk, heading W.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 200 ftReach Blanket Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miSharp right onto Lester A. Lefton Esplanade, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  17. 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  18. 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 surface

87% paved8% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:53 PM

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.

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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