Kimble Trail
Dover Lake–Big Tulip, 3 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Dover Lake–Big Tulip, 3 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Kimble Trail near Reeds Run, OH. The route passes Dover Lake and Dover Lake. It climbs 451 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dover Lake–Big Tulip, 3 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 876–1,063 ft
Out & Back · Kimble Trail
Trailhead: Zoar Valley Trail · 40.53009, -81.42940
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
- Start on Zoar Valley Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miPass Dover Lake.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Dover Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Icky's Hike, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Big Tulip, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Reclaim, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Big Tulip, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Dover Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Reclaim, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Big Tulip, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Icky's Hike, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Zoar Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 2.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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