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Sylvan Prarie Park

Fossil Park & Centennial Quarry via Quarry Ridge Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 91 ft · 53 min

Fossil Park & Centennial Quarry via Quarry Ridge Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Sylvan Prarie Park near Mitchaw, OH. The route passes Centennial Quarry before reaching Fossil Park at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 91 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi617 – 692 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hill Path 41.69735, -83.75238
Nearest town Mitchaw, OH
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Fossil Park & Centennial Quarry via Quarry Ridge Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 91 ft · 53 min

Elevation 616–692 ft

Out & Back · Sylvan Prarie Park

Trailhead: Hill Path · 41.69735, -83.75238

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 200 ftTurn left onto Quarry Ridge Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miPass Centennial Quarry.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 250 ftReach Fossil Park, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 400 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fossil-park-centennial-quarry-out-back-3-lakes-4-km

Trail surface

33% paved67% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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