Walnut Woods Metro Park

Monarch Trail via Sweetgum Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Monarch Trail via Sweetgum Trail is a 3.9-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 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Monarch Trail via Sweetgum Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 731–754 ft

Out & Back · Walnut Woods Metro Park

Trailhead: 39.82885, -82.85760

Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 87°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left onto Kestrel Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Monarch Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left onto Sweetgum Trail, heading N.
  7. 50 ftReach Monarch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftSharp right onto Monarch Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Kestrel Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 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

94% grass6% paved

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 87°F58°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity73%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:43 PM
Wed 89°70° 34%
Thu 87°68° 37%
Fri 88°67° 60%
Sat 84°67° 43%
Sun 91°69° 15%
Mon 87°70° 30%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 8:18 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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