Heritage Rail Trail
11.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 46 min
Heritage Rail Trail is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Homestead Park near Dorset Glen, OH. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Heritage Rail Trail
11.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 46 min
Elevation 926–951 ft
Out & Back · Homestead Park
Trailhead: 40.03820, -83.17037
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Heritage Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 5.5 miReach Heritage Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 8:09 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM — 0 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Heritage Rail Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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