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Camp Tuscazoar Preserve

Dessecker Sunset Point–Big Tulip, 4 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 873 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Dessecker Sunset Point–Big Tulip, 4 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Camp Tuscazoar Preserve near Zoarville, OH. The route reaches Dessecker Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 873 ft. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi935 – 1,247 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pipestone 40.56446, -81.39647
Nearest town Zoarville, OH
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Dessecker Sunset Point–Big Tulip, 4 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 873 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 935–1,245 ft

Out & Back · Camp Tuscazoar Preserve

Trailhead: Pipestone · 40.56446, -81.39647

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Icky's, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto Tall Trees, heading SE.
  5. 400 ftBear right onto Big Tulip, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miBear right onto Icky's, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftBear left onto Big Tulip, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 250 ftBear right onto Icky's, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Overlook, heading S.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miReach Dessecker Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  15. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Icky's, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  17. 250 ftTurn right onto Big Tulip, heading N.
  18. 0.6 miBear right onto Icky's, heading SE.
  19. 100 ftBear left onto Big Tulip, heading NW.
  20. 0.5 miBear left onto Tall Trees, heading NE.
  21. 350 ftBear right onto Icky's, heading SE.
  22. 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  23. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  24. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dessecker-sunset-point-big-tulip-out-back-4-sights-8-km-9103

Trail surface

29% dirt7% gravel64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 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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