Cincinnati Nature Center: Long Branch Farm & Trails
McCarthy Pond–Firefly Trail, 4 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 45 min
McCarthy Pond–Firefly Trail, 4 sights is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Cincinnati Nature Center: Long Branch Farm & Trails near Springvale, OH. The route reaches McCarthy Pond. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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McCarthy Pond–Firefly Trail, 4 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 45 min
Elevation 757–815 ft
Out & Back · Cincinnati Nature Center: Long Branch Farm & Trails
Trailhead: Firefly Trail · 39.23984, -84.19633
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 8:47 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Firefly Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach McCarthy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Firefly Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass McCarthy Pond.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mayapple Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Firefly Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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