Buzzard’s Roost Lake–Five Oaks Trail, 3 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Slate Run Metro Park near Marcy, OH. The route reaches Buzzard’s Roost Lake at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi807 – 925 ft2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Five Oaks Trail 39.75876, -82.83840
Nearest town Marcy, OH
Directions
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Buzzard’s Roost Lake–Five Oaks Trail, 3 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 52 min
Elevation 806–924 ft
Out & Back · Slate Run Metro Park
Trailhead: Five Oaks Trail · 39.75876, -82.83840
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Five Oaks Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Sugar Maple Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Buzzard’s Roost Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Five Oaks Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 7:18 AMSunset 7:34 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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