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Mount Airy Forest

Nature Trail Loop

2.2 mi · ▲ 359 ft · 55 min

Nature Trail Loop is a 2.2-mile loop in Mount Airy Forest near Westwood, OH. It climbs 359 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 · ▲ 359 ft · 55 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 on McFarlan Woods Drive, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  12. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Nature Trail, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  27. 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-a170

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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