Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve

Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve Sunset Point–Marina Overlook Trail, 4 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve Sunset Point–Marina Overlook Trail, 4 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve near Mountain View, OH. The route reaches Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve Sunset Point. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi577 – 610 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Marina Overlook Trail 41.72758, -81.34432
Nearest town Mountain View, OH

Directions

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Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve Sunset Point–Marina Overlook Trail, 4 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 576–609 ft

Out & Back · Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Marina Overlook Trail · 41.72758, -81.34432

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

  1. Start on Marina Overlook Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Lakefront Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Woods Trail, heading W.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miReach Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Lakefront Trail, heading N.
  7. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Marsh Rim Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Lakefront Trail, heading S.
  9. 100 ftTurn right onto Marina Overlook Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.4 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

64% dirt36% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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