Greenlawn Avenue Low Head Reservoir via Scioto Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min
Greenlawn Avenue Low Head Reservoir via Scioto Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Scioto Audubon Metro Park near Columbus, OH. The route reaches Greenlawn Avenue Low Head Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Greenlawn Avenue Low Head Reservoir via Scioto Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min
Elevation 701–750 ft
Out & Back · Scioto Audubon Metro Park
Trailhead: Scioto Trail · 39.94395, -82.99947
Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 88°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
Transit-accessible: S High St & W Whittier St stop 191 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Scioto Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Greenlawn Avenue Low Head Reservoir.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Greenlawn Avenue Low Head Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 1.2 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 8:15 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: S High St & W Whittier St stop 191 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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