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Swine Creek Reservation

Killdeer Pond–Gray Fox Trail, 4 sights

2.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 44 min

Killdeer Pond–Gray Fox Trail, 4 sights is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Swine Creek Reservation near Hayes Corners, OH. The route reaches Killdeer Pond. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,076 – 1,155 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Squaw Root Trail 41.43709, -81.02302
Nearest town Hayes Corners, OH
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Killdeer Pond–Gray Fox Trail, 4 sights

2.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 44 min

Elevation 1,077–1,157 ft

Out & Back · Swine Creek Reservation

Trailhead: Squaw Root Trail · 41.43709, -81.02302

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Squaw Root Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftSharp left onto Siltstone Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wagon Trail, heading NW.
  4. 400 ftPass Killdeer Pond.
  5. 350 ftTurn left onto Sugarbush Trail, heading NW.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto Gray Fox Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Maple Highlands Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Meadowlark Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miReach Killdeer Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Maple Highlands Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Gray Fox Trail, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sugarbush Trail, heading S.
  15. 250 ftTurn right onto Wagon Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Siltstone Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miSharp right onto Squaw Root Trail, heading SE.
  18. 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/killdeer-pond-killdeer-pond-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

41% grass27% paved14% gravel4% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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