Westerville Reservoir & lakeside court pond

5.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Westerville Reservoir & lakeside court pond is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Victory Camp, OH. The route passes Westerville Reservoir before reaching lakeside court pond at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 912 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.16519, -82.93537
Nearest town Victory Camp, OH

Directions

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Westerville Reservoir & lakeside court pond

5.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 857–911 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.16519, -82.93537

Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 83°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 8:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miPass Westerville Reservoir.
  3. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.9 miPass lakeside court pond.
  9. 500 ftReach Westerville Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 1.4 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% paved

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 83°F56°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity87%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (1″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:44 PM
Wed 87°68° 36%
Thu 86°68° 47%
Fri 86°70° 58%
Sat 86°70° 37%
Sun 86°69° 17%
Mon 90°75° 33%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:14 PM.

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