AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Memorial Gateway via Lester A. Lefton Esplanade

1.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 41 min

Memorial Gateway via Lester A. Lefton Esplanade is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Kent, OH. The route reaches Memorial Gateway at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,093 – 1,181 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.15161, -81.34104
Nearest town Kent, OH
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Memorial Gateway via Lester A. Lefton Esplanade

1.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 41 min

Elevation 1,092–1,181 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.15161, -81.34104

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

Transit-accessible: Music and Speech West stop 53 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. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  5. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Senior Walk, heading NW.
  11. 350 ftSharp right onto Lester A. Lefton Esplanade, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 miReach Memorial Gateway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miSharp left onto Senior Walk, heading W.
  22. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 400 ftBear right, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  27. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 300 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  30. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  31. 50 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/memorial-gateway-out-back-3-km-6763

Trail surface

88% paved9% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Music and Speech West stop 53 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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