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Lester Rail Trail & Northeast Ohio Live Steamers

Lester Rail Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Lester Rail Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Lester Rail Trail & Northeast Ohio Live Steamers near Lester, OH. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi965 – 1,047 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lester Rail Trail 41.17501, -81.93973
Nearest town Lester, OH
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Lester Rail Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 965–1,047 ft

Out & Back · Lester Rail Trail & Northeast Ohio Live Steamers

Trailhead: Lester Rail Trail · 41.17501, -81.93973

Weather Sep 5: Rain showers, high 77°F / low 65° · precip 27% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lester Rail Trail, heading SE.
  2. 2.9 miReach Lester Rail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2.9 miArrive 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/lester-rail-trail-lester-rail-trail-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

Rain showersTemperature 77°F65°
Precip27%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity63%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 18% rain1 AM: 8% rain2 AM: 11% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 9% rain6 AM: 22% rain7 AM: 23% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 16% rain10 AM: 19% rain11 AM: 13% rain12 PM: 18% rain1 PM: 27% rain2 PM: 23% rain3 PM: 17% rain4 PM: 14% rain5 PM: 10% rain6 PM: 3% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sun 77°58°
Mon 76°57°
Tue 81°55°
Wed 84°67° 20%
Thu 75°65° 20%
Fri 78°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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