Holden Arboretum
Discovery Tower–Blueberry Pond, 5 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 239 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Discovery Tower–Blueberry Pond, 5 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Holden Arboretum near Parks Corner, OH. The route passes Blueberry Pond, Foster Pond and Blueberry Pond before reaching Discovery Tower at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 239 ft of elevation gain. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Discovery Tower–Blueberry Pond, 5 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 239 ft · 1 hr 23 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 left onto Woodland Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Foster Pond.
- 50 ftPass Blueberry Pond.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Discovery Tower, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Strong Acres Loop, heading N.
- 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
- Blueberry Pond–Foster Pond, 6 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 303 ft
- Daus Memorial Overlook–Corning Lake, 8 lakes 4 mi · ▲ 362 ft
- Corning Lake–Blueberry Pond, 8 lakes 4 mi · ▲ 265 ft
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