Camp Tuscazoar Preserve
Dessecker Sunset Point–Overlook, 3 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr
Dessecker Sunset Point–Overlook, 3 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Camp Tuscazoar Preserve near Johnston, OH. The route reaches Dessecker Sunset Point. It climbs 252 ft. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dessecker Sunset Point–Overlook, 3 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 964–1,245 ft
Out & Back · Camp Tuscazoar Preserve
Trailhead: 40.54675, -81.39979
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftPass Dessecker Sunset Point.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Preserve Connector, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Overlook, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Reclaim, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Big Tulip, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Reclaim, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Overlook, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Preserve Connector, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:19 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Multi Use Sunset Point–Dessecker Sunset Point, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Buzzards Roost–Dessecker Sunset Point, 3 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Rattlesnake Sunset Point–Dover Lake, 9 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 473 ft
- Pioneer Point–Dover Lake Loop, 6 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 789 ft
- Dessecker Sunset Point–Buckeye Trail, 4 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 487 ft
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