Walnut Woods Metro Park

Buckeye Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Buckeye Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Walnut Woods Metro Park near Greensview Villas, OH. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi735 – 755 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.82885, -82.85760
Nearest town Greensview Villas, OH

Directions

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Buckeye Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 734–754 ft

Out & Back · Walnut Woods Metro Park

Trailhead: 39.82885, -82.85760

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 81°F / low 71° · precip 55% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftTurn right onto Buckeye Trail, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 500 ftReach Buckeye Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

84% grass14% paved2% gravel

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 81°F71°
Precip55%Wind12 mphUV5Humidity86%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 12 AM: 24% rain1 AM: 28% rain2 AM: 22% rain3 AM: 30% rain4 AM: 43% rain5 AM: 45% rain6 AM: 48% rain7 AM: 55% rain8 AM: 44% rain9 AM: 44% rain10 AM: 33% rain11 AM: 27% rain12 PM: 22% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 16% rain3 PM: 9% rain4 PM: 8% rain5 PM: 6% rain6 PM: 5% rain7 PM: 13% rain8 PM: 19% rain9 PM: 19% rain10 PM: 22% rain11 PM: 51% rain
Sunrise 7:18 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Mon 70°60° 54%
Tue 63°59°
Wed 61°58° 39%
Thu 67°53° 21%
Fri 68°46°
Sat 69°44°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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