Cedar Lake–North Woods Pond, 5 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Carriage Hill MetroPark near Sulphur Grove, OH. The route passes Cedar Lake and North Woods Pond. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi912 – 961 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Orange Trail 39.87558, -84.09035
Nearest town Sulphur Grove, OH
Directions
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Cedar Lake–North Woods Pond, 5 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 914–963 ft
Out & Back · Carriage Hill MetroPark
Trailhead: Orange Trail · 39.87558, -84.09035
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 8:48 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Orange Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Cedar Lake.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Green Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miPass North Woods Pond.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right onto Yellow Loop, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Cedar Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Green Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 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
1% dirt99% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 8:48 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 8:15 PM for the 8:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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