Nature Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 468 ft · 1 hr
Nature Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Mount Airy Forest near Mount Airy Center, OH. It climbs 468 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi715 – 866 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.15512, -84.58425
Nearest town Mount Airy Center, OH
Directions
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Nature Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 468 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 714–865 ft
Out & Back · Mount Airy Forest
Trailhead: 39.15512, -84.58425
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 8:48 PM
Transit-accessible: Montana Ave 2634 stop 99 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right onto McFarlan Woods Drive, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Nature Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right onto McFarlan Woods Drive, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
97% dirt2% paved1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 8:48 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Montana Ave 2634 stop 99 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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