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 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. 0.1 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.

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Trail surface

94% grass6% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:18 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 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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