Hoover Reservoir

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Hoover Reservoir is a 2-mile out-and-back near Lake of the Woods, OH. The route reaches Hoover Reservoir. 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 mi892 – 906 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.14481, -82.88121
Nearest town Lake of the Woods, OH

Directions

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Hoover Reservoir

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 891–906 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.14481, -82.88121

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 8:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Hoover Reservoir.
  3. 1 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftReach Hoover Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

99% paved1% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 8:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 8:22 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM — 14 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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