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Monarch Trail Loop is a 2.5-mile loop in Walnut Woods Metro Park near The Villages At Winchester, OH. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi725 – 751 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.83783, -82.85652
Nearest town The Villages At Winchester, OH

Directions

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Monarch Trail Loop

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Elevation 726–753 ft

Loop · Walnut Woods Metro Park

Trailhead: 39.83783, -82.85652

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miSharp left onto Kestrel Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Monarch Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

67% grass32% paved1% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:18 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM — 1 min before dark.

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