Walnut Woods Metro Park

Buckeye Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Buckeye Trail is a 3.7-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 mi728 – 755 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Buckeye Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 728–754 ft

Out & Back · Walnut Woods Metro Park

Trailhead: 39.82885, -82.85760

Weather Sep 20: 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 ftSharp left onto Buckeye Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 500 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 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

81% grass17% paved2% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:18 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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