Holden Arboretum
Meditation Point–Daus Memorial Overlook, 5 lakes
2.2 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 50 min
Meditation Point–Daus Memorial Overlook, 5 lakes is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Holden Arboretum near Kirtland Hills, OH. The route passes Hourglass Pond, Heath Pond, Heath Pond and 2 more before reaching Meditation Point at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 203 ft of elevation gain. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Meditation Point–Daus Memorial Overlook, 5 lakes
2.2 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 50 min
Elevation 915–1,067 ft
Out & Back · Holden Arboretum
Trailhead: 41.60024, -81.30573
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Hourglass Pond.
- 50 ftPass Heath Pond.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Heath Pond.
- 250 ftBear right onto Judith and Maynard H. Murch Canopy Walk, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Daus Memorial Overlook.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Woodland Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Blueberry Pond.
- 0.2 miReach Meditation Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Judith and Maynard H. Murch Canopy Walk, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Daus Memorial Overlook–Blueberry Pond, 6 lakes 1.9 mi · ▲ 143 ft
- Corning Lake–Hourglass Pond, 4 lakes 1.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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