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Walborn Reservoir & Trails

Dale Walborn Reservoir–Red Trail, 4 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Dale Walborn Reservoir–Red Trail, 4 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Walborn Reservoir & Trails near Marlboro, OH. The route reaches Dale Walborn Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,066 – 1,125 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Shoreline Trail 40.96502, -81.19958
Nearest town Marlboro, OH
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Dale Walborn Reservoir–Red Trail, 4 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 1,065–1,124 ft

Out & Back · Walborn Reservoir & Trails

Trailhead: Shoreline Trail · 40.96502, -81.19958

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:51 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Shoreline Trail, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Dale Walborn Reservoir.
  3. 1.1 miTurn right onto Shoreline Trail - Green Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miBear left onto Green Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Marina Loop Trail, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftReach Dale Walborn Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 100 ftTurn left onto Red Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 350 ftTurn left onto Marina Loop Trail, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Shoreline Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 500 ftContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miBear right onto Shoreline Trail - Green Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left onto Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  21. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dale-walborn-reservoir-red-trail-out-back-4-sights-9-km

Trail surface

92% dirt3% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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