Hilliard Municipal Park

Heritage Rail Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Heritage Rail Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Hilliard Municipal Park near Dorset Glen, OH. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi938 – 945 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.02992, -83.17482
Nearest town Dorset Glen, OH

Directions

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Heritage Rail Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Elevation 938–944 ft

Out & Back · Hilliard Municipal Park

Trailhead: 40.02992, -83.17482

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left onto Heritage Rail Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

63% paved37% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F57°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 0.3″ 3 days ago (0.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:45 PM
Wed 88°69° 35%
Thu 85°69° 44%
Fri 83°69° 57%
Sat 86°71° 44%
Sun 86°69° 16%
Mon 90°75° 29%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 8:01 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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