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Swine Creek Reservation

Lodge Pond–Killdeer Pond, 5 sights

2.1 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 45 min

Lodge Pond–Killdeer Pond, 5 sights is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Swine Creek Reservation near Hayes Corners, OH. The route passes Killdeer Pond and Killdeer Pond before reaching Lodge Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,076 – 1,165 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.44385, -81.02427
Nearest town Hayes Corners, OH
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Lodge Pond–Killdeer Pond, 5 sights

2.1 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 45 min

Elevation 1,077–1,163 ft

Out & Back · Swine Creek Reservation

Trailhead: 41.44385, -81.02427

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 400 ftSharp right onto Meadowlark Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Maple Highlands Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Gray Fox Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftPass Killdeer Pond.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sugarbush Trail, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftTurn right onto Wagon Trail, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftPass Killdeer Pond.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Siltstone Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right onto Squaw Root Trail, heading E.
  12. 350 ftReach Lodge Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 350 ftSharp left onto Siltstone Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wagon Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sugarbush Trail, heading W.
  16. 250 ftContinue straight onto Gray Fox Trail, heading N.
  17. 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto Maple Highlands Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Meadowlark Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  21. 400 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/lodge-pond-killdeer-pond-out-back-6-sights-3-km

Trail surface

34% grass28% paved14% gravel10% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:21 PM.

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