Heritage Rail Trail
12.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 18 min
Heritage Rail Trail is a 12.9-mile out-and-back in Homestead Park near Heritage Lakes, OH. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Heritage Rail Trail
12.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 18 min
Elevation 926–951 ft
Out & Back · Homestead Park
Trailhead: 40.02623, -83.18040
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left onto Heritage Rail Trail, heading N.
- 5.1 miReach Heritage Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:52 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Heritage Rail Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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