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Mount Airy Forest

Nature Trail Loop

2.2 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 54 min

Nature Trail Loop is a 2.2-mile loop in Mount Airy Forest near Westwood, OH. It climbs 340 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi637 – 866 ft · steepest grade: 15%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: McFarlan Woods Drive 39.15624, -84.58958
Nearest town Westwood, OH
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Nature Trail Loop

2.2 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 54 min

Elevation 638–866 ft

Loop · Mount Airy Forest

Trailhead: McFarlan Woods Drive · 39.15624, -84.58958

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 8:48 PM

Transit-accessible: Montana Ave & Westwood Northern Blvd stop 605 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Nature Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  21. 300 ftSharp left, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  23. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 200 ftBear right onto McFarlan Woods Drive, heading SE.
  26. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/nature-trail-loop-4-km-7fcd

Trail surface

89% dirt8% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 8:48 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Montana Ave & Westwood Northern Blvd stop 605 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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