Walnut Woods Metro Park

Monarch Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Monarch Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Walnut Woods Metro Park near Greensview Villas, 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 mi732 – 755 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.82885, -82.85760
Nearest town Greensview Villas, OH

Directions

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Monarch Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 730–754 ft

Out & Back · Walnut Woods Metro Park

Trailhead: 39.82885, -82.85760

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Monarch Trail, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 1 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

98% grass2% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:18 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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