Mill Creek Park

Jim Simmons Memorial Trail

2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 41 min

Jim Simmons Memorial Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Mill Creek Park near Ashton Meadows, OH. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi978 – 1,017 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.25165, -83.38697
Nearest town Ashton Meadows, OH

Directions

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Jim Simmons Memorial Trail

2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 41 min

Elevation 978–1,019 ft

Out & Back · Mill Creek Park

Trailhead: 40.25165, -83.38697

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 62% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Jim Simmons Memorial Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 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

42% paved23% grass1% gravel34% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 79°F68°
Precip62%Wind11 mphUV5Humidity92%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 12% rain1 AM: 5% rain2 AM: 11% rain3 AM: 30% rain4 AM: 21% rain5 AM: 38% rain6 AM: 39% rain7 AM: 44% rain8 AM: 40% rain9 AM: 37% rain10 AM: 41% rain11 AM: 45% rain12 PM: 25% rain1 PM: 19% rain2 PM: 7% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 5% rain5 PM: 5% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 12% rain8 PM: 17% rain9 PM: 33% rain10 PM: 53% rain11 PM: 62% rain
Sunrise 7:20 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:36 PM
Mon 68°58° 76%
Tue 64°56°
Wed 58°55° 16%
Thu 67°53°
Fri 66°45°
Sat 67°43°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:15 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:36 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:03 PM.

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