Holden Arboretum
Daus Memorial Overlook–Corning Lake, 8 lakes
4 mi · ▲ 362 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Daus Memorial Overlook–Corning Lake, 8 lakes is a 4-mile out-and-back in Holden Arboretum near Parks Corner, OH. The route passes Blueberry Pond, Daus Memorial Overlook, Heath Pond and 2 more before reaching Lotus Pond at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 362 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Daus Memorial Overlook–Corning Lake, 8 lakes
4 mi · ▲ 362 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 872–1,043 ft
Out & Back · Holden Arboretum
Trailhead: Strong Acres Loop · 41.61065, -81.31447
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start on Strong Acres Loop, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Old Valley Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miPass Blueberry Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Woodland Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Daus Memorial Overlook.
- 50 ftPass Heath Pond.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Judith and Maynard H. Murch Canopy Walk, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftPass Hourglass Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Corning Lake.
- 50 ftPass Lotus Pond.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Daus Memorial Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Woodland Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Old Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Strong Acres Loop, heading W.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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More from Strong Acres Loop Trailhead
- Meditation Point–Blueberry Pond, 5 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 270 ft
- Discovery Tower–Blueberry Pond, 5 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 239 ft
- Blueberry Pond–Foster Pond, 6 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 303 ft
- Corning Lake–Blueberry Pond, 8 lakes 4 mi · ▲ 265 ft
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