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 Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 87°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Kestrel Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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
Partly cloudyTemperature 87°F58°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity73%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:43 PM
Wed
89°70°
34%
Thu
87°68°
37%
Fri
88°67°
60%
Sat
84°67°
43%
Sun
91°69°
15%
Mon
87°70°
30%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 8:18 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Kestrel Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Buckeye Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Monarch Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Buckeye Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Monarch Trail via Sweetgum Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Monarch Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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