ML "Red" Trabue Nature Reserve
Field of Corn (with Osage Orange Trees) Loop via Red Trabue Walking Path
8.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Field of Corn (with Osage Orange Trees) Loop via Red Trabue Walking Path is an 8.7-mile loop in ML "Red" Trabue Nature Reserve near Shawnee Hills, OH. The route reaches Field of Corn (with Osage Orange Trees). It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Field of Corn (with Osage Orange Trees) Loop via Red Trabue Walking Path
8.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Elevation 864–950 ft
Loop · ML "Red" Trabue Nature Reserve
Trailhead: 40.12201, -83.14511
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 80°F / low 69° · precip 54% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Field of Corn (with Osage Orange Trees).
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Red Trabue Walking Path, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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 3.0 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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