Genoa Trail
12.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 4 hr 4 min
Genoa Trail is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Char Mar Ridge Preserve near Westerville, OH. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Genoa Trail
12.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 4 hr 4 min
Elevation 869–956 ft
Out & Back · Char Mar Ridge Preserve
Trailhead: Hanby Park (Trailhead) · 40.12332, -82.92701
Weather Sep 21: Rain, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 50% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Transit-accessible: S State St & E Walnut St stop 298 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Genoa Trail, heading E.
- 4.5 miReach Genoa Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miArrive 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 3.5 mi in (~87 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: S State St & E Walnut St stop 298 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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