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Mount Airy Forest

McFarlan Woods Drive

2.1 mi · ▲ 380 ft · 53 min

McFarlan Woods Drive is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Airy Forest near Westwood, OH. It climbs 380 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi715 – 866 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.15507, -84.59051
Nearest town Westwood, OH
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McFarlan Woods Drive

2.1 mi · ▲ 380 ft · 53 min

Elevation 714–865 ft

Out & Back · Mount Airy Forest

Trailhead: 39.15507, -84.59051

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 8:48 PM

Transit-accessible: Montana Ave & Westwood Northern Blvd stop 496 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 300 ftTurn right onto McFarlan Woods Drive, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  12. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  23. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
  25. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  29. 300 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  30. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  31. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  32. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  33. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  34. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  35. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  37. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  38. 150 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/mcfarlan-woods-drive-out-back-3-km-1a56

Trail surface

80% dirt16% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 8:48 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Montana Ave & Westwood Northern Blvd stop 496 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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