Camp Tuscazoar Preserve
Buzzards Roost–Dessecker Sunset Point, 3 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 52 min
Buzzards Roost–Dessecker Sunset Point, 3 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Camp Tuscazoar Preserve near Johnston, OH. The route passes Dessecker Sunset Point before reaching Buzzards Roost at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Buzzards Roost–Dessecker Sunset Point, 3 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 52 min
Elevation 1,140–1,245 ft
Out & Back · Camp Tuscazoar Preserve
Trailhead: 40.54675, -81.39979
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftPass Dessecker Sunset Point.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Preserve Connector, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Multi Use, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Zoarite Mine, heading NW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Iron Mine and Wall, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Zoarite Mine, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Multi Use, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Zoarite Mine, heading NE.
- 450 ftPass Buzzards Roost.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Multi Use, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left onto Zoarite Mine, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Multi Use, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Overlook, heading NW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Preserve Connector, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:19 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Multi Use Sunset Point–Dessecker Sunset Point, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Dessecker Sunset Point–Overlook, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Rattlesnake Sunset Point–Dover Lake, 9 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 473 ft
- Pioneer Point–Dover Lake Loop, 6 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 789 ft
- Dessecker Sunset Point–Buckeye Trail, 4 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 487 ft
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