Elk Creek Meadow Ridge Pond #1–Elk Creek Meadow Ridge Pond #2, 6 sights
5 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elk Creek Meadow Ridge Pond #1–Elk Creek Meadow Ridge Pond #2, 6 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Meadow Ridge Metropark near Miltonville, OH. The route passes Elk Creek Meadow Ridge Pond #1 before reaching Elk Creek Meadow Ridge Pond #2 at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 271 ft. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Elk Creek Meadow Ridge Pond #1–Elk Creek Meadow Ridge Pond #2, 6 sights
5 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 696–917 ft
Out & Back · Meadow Ridge Metropark
Trailhead: Dry Run Trail · 39.52830, -84.46782
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 8:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dry Run Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Foothills Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftPass Elk Creek Meadow Ridge Pond #1.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miPass Elk Creek Meadow Ridge Pond #2.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Valley View Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Foothills Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Dry Run Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Dry Run Trail Trailhead
- Elk Creek Meadow Ridge Pond #1–Dry Run Trail, 4 sights 4 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Elk Creek Meadow Ridge Pond #2–Elk Creek Meadow Ridge Pond #1, 3 lakes 4.1 mi · ▲ 213 ft
- Ridge Trail & Valley View Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 462 ft
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