Heritage Rail Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Heritage Rail Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in The Well near Hampton Reserve, OH. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Heritage Rail Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 936–945 ft
Out & Back · The Well
Trailhead: 40.01728, -83.20373
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left onto Heritage Rail Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:15 PM.
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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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