Crystal Lakes & Olde Muskingum Trail
11.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Crystal Lakes & Olde Muskingum Trail is an 11.4-mile out-and-back near Canal Fulton, OH. The route reaches Crystal Lakes. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Crystal Lakes & Olde Muskingum Trail
11.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Elevation 927–945 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.88841, -81.59826
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading SE.
- 5.1 miPass Crystal Lakes.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Crystal Springs Bridge, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Olde Muskingum Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Crystal Lakes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, heading NW.
- 5.1 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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