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Homestead Park

Alumni Grove via Heritage Rail Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 58 min

Alumni Grove via Heritage Rail Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Homestead Park near Estates At Hoffman Farms, OH. The route reaches Alumni Grove at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi942 – 945 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.05234, -83.18495
Nearest town Estates At Hoffman Farms, OH
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Alumni Grove via Heritage Rail Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 58 min

Elevation 940–946 ft

Out & Back · Homestead Park

Trailhead: 40.05234, -83.18495

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:45 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Heritage Rail Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 250 ftReach Alumni Grove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/heritage-rail-trail-out-back-4-km-6cbb

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:45 PM

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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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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