Scioto Audubon Metro Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi702 – 748 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Scioto Trail 39.94395, -82.99947
Nearest town Columbus, OH

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Scioto Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miPass Greenlawn Avenue Low Head Reservoir.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftReach Greenlawn Avenue Low Head Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  11. 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.

Trail surface

72% paved20% dirt8% gravel

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 88°F58°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity69%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:45 PM
Wed 90°70° 34%
Thu 87°69° 38%
Fri 88°68° 59%
Sat 86°68° 46%
Sun 92°69° 16%
Mon 88°71° 31%

Sunset

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.

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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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