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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 Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 8:44 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

ClearTemperature 83°F57°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 0.5″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:44 PM
Wed 85°68° 37%
Thu 84°67° 47%
Fri 85°68° 59%
Sat 84°70° 37%
Sun 84°68° 17%
Mon 89°73° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 8:03 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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