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Kestrel Viewpoint is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Walnut Woods Metro Park near Greensview Villas, OH. The route reaches Kestrel Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi738 – 755 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.82885, -82.85760
Nearest town Greensview Villas, OH

Directions

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Kestrel Viewpoint

3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 737–754 ft

Out & Back · Walnut Woods Metro Park

Trailhead: 39.82885, -82.85760

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miReach Kestrel Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 1.1 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

100% grass

Weather

Sunrise 7:18 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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