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Swine Creek Reservation

Lodge Pond–Killdeer Pond, 6 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 50 min

Lodge Pond–Killdeer Pond, 6 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Swine Creek Reservation near Hayes Corners, OH. The route passes Killdeer Pond before reaching Lodge Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,076 – 1,155 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Meadowlark Trail 41.44053, -81.02463
Nearest town Hayes Corners, OH
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Lodge Pond–Killdeer Pond, 6 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 50 min

Elevation 1,077–1,157 ft

Out & Back · Swine Creek Reservation

Trailhead: Meadowlark Trail · 41.44053, -81.02463

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Meadowlark Trail, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Killdeer Pond.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Maple Highlands Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Gray Fox Trail, heading S.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sugarbush Trail, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftTurn right onto Wagon Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Siltstone Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right onto Squaw Root Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miReach Lodge Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left onto Siltstone Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wagon Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sugarbush Trail, heading W.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Gray Fox Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 250 ftContinue straight onto Maple Highlands Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Meadowlark Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lodge-pond-lodge-pond-out-back-8-sights-4-km

Trail surface

36% grass23% paved16% dirt12% gravel13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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