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Hoover Reservoir & Galena Brick Trail via Sandel Legacy Trail

4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Hoover Reservoir & Galena Brick Trail via Sandel Legacy Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Sunbury, OH. The route reaches Hoover Reservoir at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi892 – 965 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sandel Legacy Trailhead 40.23862, -82.85994
Nearest town Sunbury, OH
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Hoover Reservoir & Galena Brick Trail via Sandel Legacy Trail

4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 891–965 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Sandel Legacy Trailhead · 40.23862, -82.85994

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start on Sandel Legacy Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Galena Brick Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miReach Hoover Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2 miContinue straight onto Sandel Legacy Trail, heading NE.
  5. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hoover-reservoir-out-back-bca9

Trail surface

49% paved1% grass50% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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