Kestrel Viewpoint & Kestrel Trail via Sweetgum Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Walnut Woods Metro Park near Bixford Green, OH. The route reaches Kestrel Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi725 – 751 ft3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.83870, -82.87008
Nearest town Bixford Green, OH
Directions
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Kestrel Viewpoint & Kestrel Trail via Sweetgum Trail
3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 726–752 ft
Out & Back · Walnut Woods Metro Park
Trailhead: 39.83870, -82.87008
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 81°F / low 70° · precip 55% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sweetgum Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Monarch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Kestrel Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miPass Kestrel Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Monarch Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Sweetgum Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 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
45% paved44% grass11% gravel
Weather
Heavy drizzleTemperature 81°F70°
Precip55%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity83%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70°
Sunrise 7:18 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Mon
69°59°
68%
Tue
67°57°
Wed
60°57°
39%
Thu
68°55°
21%
Fri
68°49°
Sat
69°46°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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