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Hoff Woods Park

Genoa Trail

3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Genoa Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Hoff Woods Park near Westerville, OH. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 929 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.15068, -82.91917
Nearest town Westerville, OH
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Genoa Trail

3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 889–929 ft

Out & Back · Hoff Woods Park

Trailhead: 40.15068, -82.91917

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Transit-accessible: Meijers & Polaris Woods Blvd stop 407 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Genoa Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 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/genoa-trail-out-back-5-km-7d3e

Trail surface

80% paved1% boardwalk19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:18 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Meijers & Polaris Woods Blvd stop 407 m from the trailhead

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