Mount Airy Forest

McFarlan Woods Drive

2.2 mi · ▲ 346 ft · 54 min

McFarlan Woods Drive is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Airy Forest near Westwood, OH. It climbs 346 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi715 – 866 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.15348, -84.59050
Nearest town Westwood, OH

Directions

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McFarlan Woods Drive

2.2 mi · ▲ 346 ft · 54 min

Elevation 714–865 ft

Out & Back · Mount Airy Forest

Trailhead: 39.15348, -84.59050

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

Transit-accessible: Montana Ave & Westwood Northern Blvd stop 332 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

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

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

Trail surface

81% dirt16% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 8:48 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Montana Ave & Westwood Northern Blvd stop 332 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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