Columbia Reservation
Hitchcock Lake & Briarwood Trail via Heron Trail
2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min
Hitchcock Lake & Briarwood Trail via Heron Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Columbia Reservation near Columbia Center, OH. The route reaches Hitchcock Lake at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hitchcock Lake & Briarwood Trail via Heron Trail
2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min
Elevation 763–799 ft
Out & Back · Columbia Reservation
Trailhead: Briarwood Trail · 41.30084, -81.92095
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Briarwood Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Heron Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Hitchcock Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Heron Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Briarwood Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 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 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:24 PM.
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