Holden Arboretum
Meditation Point–Blueberry Pond, 5 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 270 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Meditation Point–Blueberry Pond, 5 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Holden Arboretum near Parks Corner, OH. The route passes Blueberry Pond, Meditation Point and Foster Pond before reaching Blueberry Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 270 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Meditation Point–Blueberry Pond, 5 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 270 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 817–1,043 ft
Out & Back · Holden Arboretum
Trailhead: Strong Acres Loop · 41.61065, -81.31447
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start on Strong Acres Loop, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Old Valley Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miPass Blueberry Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Woodland Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Meditation Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miPass Foster Pond.
- 50 ftPass Blueberry Pond.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Old Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miBear right onto Strong Acres Loop, heading W.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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More from Strong Acres Loop Trailhead
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- Blueberry Pond–Foster Pond, 6 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 303 ft
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- Corning Lake–Blueberry Pond, 8 lakes 4 mi · ▲ 265 ft
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