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Hoover Reservoir & Hoover Dam Park Beach is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Hoover Dam Park near Westerville, OH. The route passes Hoover Reservoir, Hoover Dam Park Beach and Hoover Dam Park Beach. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 925 ft13.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.11403, -82.92760
Nearest town Westerville, OH

Directions

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Hoover Reservoir & Hoover Dam Park Beach

12.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Elevation 849–924 ft

Out & Back · Hoover Dam Park

Trailhead: 40.11403, -82.92760

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 8:44 PM

Transit-accessible: S State St & Cherrington Rd stop 27 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  12. 1.9 miPass Hoover Reservoir.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.6 miPass Hoover Dam Park Beach.
  16. 0.3 miPass Hoover Dam Park Beach.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miReach Hoover Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  22. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 2 miSharp left, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  27. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  28. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  30. 1.5 miBear right, heading S.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  32. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  33. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  34. 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

93% paved7% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F56°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity89%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (1.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:44 PM
Wed 85°67° 35%
Thu 86°68° 44%
Fri 86°70° 58%
Sat 87°70° 39%
Sun 87°69° 17%
Mon 91°75° 34%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.7 mi in (~140 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: S State St & Cherrington Rd stop 27 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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