Hills & Dales MetroPark

Dogwood Pond & Adirondack Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 58 min

Dogwood Pond & Adirondack Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Hills & Dales MetroPark near Far Hills, OH. The route reaches Dogwood Pond. It climbs 336 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi824 – 1,027 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Inspiration Point Trail 39.70729, -84.17681
Nearest town Far Hills, OH

Directions

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Dogwood Pond & Adirondack Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 58 min

Elevation 823–1,027 ft

Out & Back · Hills & Dales MetroPark

Trailhead: Inspiration Point Trail · 39.70729, -84.17681

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 8:48 PM

  1. Start on Inspiration Point Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Adirondack Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftPass Dogwood Pond.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 350 ftReach Dogwood Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  14. 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Inspiration Point Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

3% paved3% boardwalk94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 8:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:18 PM.

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